ch 1 Vocabulary Child Development

a biological transfer of certain characteristics

• impact

• caregiver

• moral

• theory

• heredity

ethical, relating to issues or right and wrong

• impact

• caregiver

• moral

• theory

• hereditary

a belief, an abstract thought or idea

• impact

• caregiver

• moral

• theory

• hereditary

a person who takes care of a child

• impact

• caregiver

• moral

• theory

• hereditary

a significant effect

• impact

• caregiver

• moral

• theory

• hereditary

a count made before any attempts are tried to change behavior

• baseline

• running record

• subjective

• objective

factual account, leaving aside personal feelings

• baseline

• running record

• subjective

• objective

relies on personal opinions and feelings rather than facts

• baseline

• running record

• subjective

• objective

a record of everything observed for a set period of time

• baseline

• running record

• subjective

• objective

a written record of events observed over a specific time period

• anecdotal record

• frequency count

• developmental task

• interpretation