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Unit 1 Lifespan Development Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the period of great growth and change between childhood and adulthood

a)

toddler

b)

adolescence

c)

infant

d)

school age

2.

period of childhood from one to three years of age

a)

school age

b)

adolescence

c)

toddler

d)

infant

3.

the mental picture and opinion people have of themselves

a)

physical development

b)

moral development

c)

self-concept

d)

individual life cycle

4.

the study of how children grow and change physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and morally

a)

self-concept

b)

nurturing

c)

child development

d)

responsibility

5.

a belief that can guide behavior

a)

right

b)

child development

c)

theory

d)

observation

6.

a developmental process that refers to the ability to experience, express, and control emotions

a)

social development

b)

physical development

c)

moral development

d)

emotional development

7.

a child old enough to attend school; ages five to twelve

a)

toddler

b)

school age

c)

infant

d)

preschooler

8.

conditions or situations to which one is entitled

a)

responsibility

b)

rights

c)

theory

d)

child development

9.

a person’s surroundings and everything in them, including both human and non-human factors

a)

child development

b)

heredity

c)

right

d)

environment

10.

the sum of all the qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth

a)

physical development

b)

heredity

c)

environment

d)

observation

11.

an obligation or duty for which a person is held accountable

a)

parenting

b)

right

c)

responsibility

d)

environment

12.

period of childhood from three to five years of age

a)

infant

b)

preschooler

c)

adolescence

d)

toddler

13.

a series of stages a person passes through during his or her lifetime

a)

social development

b)

child development

c)

self-concept

d)

individual life cycle

14.

period of childhood from birth up to one year

a)

infant

b)

toddler

c)

school age

d)

adolescence

15.

a developmental process that refers to the way people relate to others around them

a)

physical development

b)

emotional development

c)

intellectual development

d)

social development

16.

a developmental process that refers to the physical growth of a person’s body affecting height, weight, and internal body systems

a)

moral development

b)

social development

c)

intellectual development

d)

physical development

17.

an act of recognizing and recording behavior

a)

theory

b)

observation

c)

environment

d)

child development

18.

providing love, support, attention, and encouragement

a)

observation

b)

child development

c)

nurturing

d)

self-concept

19.

a developmental process that refers to the growth of the brain and the use of mental skills

a)

nurturing

b)

moral development

c)

social development

d)

intellectual development

20.

developmental process that refers to the ability to know right from wrong

a)

physical development

b)

moral development

c)

social development

d)

intellectual development