5 Written Questions

1. An inward force that guides a person's conduct.
2. A tiny gap between a dendrite of one neuron and the axon of another across which electrical impulses can be transmitted.
3. Long, thick cables that transmit all the signals from a neuron to other neurons.
4. The sum of all the conditions and situations that affect a child's growth and development.
5. The ability of the brain to be shaped and reshaped, which is the greatest early in life.

5 Matching Questions

1. Sequenced Steps
2. Wiring
3. Individual Life Cycle
4. Genetics
5. Teachable Moment

1. a Steps in growth and development that follow one another in a set order.
2. b The study of the factors involved in the passing of traits from one generation of living beings to the next.
3. c A description of the stages of change people experience throughout life.
4. d Network of fibers that carry brain signals between neurons.
5. e A time when a person can learn a new task because the body is physically ready, caregivers encourage and support, and the child feels a strong desire to learn.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The process of weeding out underused or weak connection between neurons.
   1. Genes
   2. Wiring
   3. Neurons
   4. Pruning
2. The sum of all the traits that are passed to a child from blood relatives.
   1. Wiring
   2. Genetics
   3. Heredity
   4. Dendrites
3. Statements of the general patterns in which growth and development take place in people.
   1. Principles of Growth and Development
   2. Indirect Observation
   3. Child Development
   4. Development
4. Watching children in their natural environments.
   1. Development
   2. Dendrites
   3. Direct Observation
   4. Indirect Observation
5. Skills that should be mastered at a certain stage in life.
   1. Developmental Acceleration
   2. Development
   3. Developmental Delay
   4. Developmental Tasks

5 True/False Questions

1. Child Development → The scientific study of children from conception to adolescence.

   True        False

2. Developmental Delay → When a child performs like a younger child.

   True        False

3. Child-Centered Society → A society that sees children as important and works for their good.

   True        False

4. Window of Opportunity → Observation done by methods other than watching children, including asking other people questions about the children and observing the products children make.

   True        False

5. Neurons → Long, thick cables that transmit all the signals from a neuron to other neurons.

   True        False