The Developing Person Through the Life
Span - Kathleen Stassen Berger
questions with correct answers
norm b- bcorrect banswer✔✔An baverage, bor bstandard, bmeasurement, bcalculated bfrom
bthe bmeasurements bof bmany bindividuals bwithin ba bspecific bgroup bor bpopulation.
percentile b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bpoint bon ba branking bscale bof b1 bto b99. bThe b50th
bpercentile bis bthe bmidpoint; bhalf bthe bpeople bin bthe bpopulation brank bhigher band bhalf
brank blower.
head-sparing b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bbiological bprotection bof bthe bbrain bwhen
bmalnutrition baffects bbody bgrowth. bThe bbrain bis bthe blast bpart bof bthe bbody bto bbe
bdamaged bby bmalnutrition.
REM bsleep b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Rapid beye bmovement bsleep, ba bstage bof bsleep
bcharacterized bby bflickering beyes bbehind bclosed blids, bdreaming, band brapid bbrain
bwaves.
co-sleeping b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bcustom bin bwhich bparents band btheir bchildren
b(usually binfants) bsleep btogether. b(Also bcalled bbed-sharing.)
neuron b- bcorrect banswer✔✔One bof bthe bbillions bof bnerve bcells bin bthe bcentral
bnervous bsystem, bespecially bthe bbrain.
cortex b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bouter blayers bof bthe bbrain bin bhumans band bother
bmammals. bMost bthinking, bfeeling, band bsensing binvolve bthe bcortex. b(Sometimes
bcalled bthe bneocor btex.)
axon b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnerve bfiber bthat bextends bfrom ba bneuron band btransmits
belectrical bimpulses bfrom bthat bneuron bto bthe bdendrites bof bother bneurons.
dendrite b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnerve bfiber bthat bextends bfrom ba bneuron band
breceives belectrical bimpulses btransmitted bfrom bother bneurons bvia btheir baxons.
, synapse b- bcorrect banswer✔✔(SIN-apps) bThe bintersection bbetween bthe baxon bof
bone bneuron band bthe bdendrites bof bother bneurons.
transient bexuberance b- bcorrect banswer✔✔(TRAN-zhent bex-OO- bber-ents) bThe bgreat
bincrease bin bthe bnumber bof bdendrites bthat boccurs bin ban binfant's bbrain bduring bthe
bfirst btwo byears bof blife.
experience-expectant b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Refers bto bbrain bfunctions bthat brequire
bcertain bbasic bcommon bexperiences b(which ban binfant bcan bbe bexpected bto bhave) bin
border bto bdevelop bnormally.
experience-dependent b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Refers bto bbrain bfunctions bthat bdepend
bon bparticular, bvariable bexperiences band bthat btherefore bmay bor bmay bnot bdevelop
bin ba bparticular binfant.
prefrontal bcortex b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The barea bof bcortex bat bthe bfront bof bthe bbrain
bthat bspecializes bin banticipation, bplanning, band bimpulse bcontrol.
shaken bbaby bsyndrome b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A blife-threatening bcondition bthat
boccurs bwhen ban binfant bis bforcefully bshaken bback band bforth, brupturing bblood
bvessels bin bthe bbrain band bbreaking bneural bconnections.
self-righting b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The binborn bdrive bto bremedy ba bdevelopmental
bdeficit.
sensitive bperiod b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A btime bwhen ba bcertain btype bof bdevelopment
bis bmost blikely bto bhappen band bhappens bmost beasily. bFor bexample, bearly bchildhood
bis bconsidered ba bsensitive bperiod bfor blanguage blearning.
sensation b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bresponse bof ba bsensory bsystem b(eyes, bears,
bskin, btongue, bnose) bwhen bit bdetects ba bstimulus.
perception b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bmental bprocessing bof bsensory binformation,
bwhen bthe bbrain binterprets ba bsensation.
binocular bvision b- bcorrect banswer✔✔(bye-NOCK-you-ler)The bability bto bfocus bthe
btwo beyes bin ba bcoordinated bmanner bin border bto bsee bone bimage.
motor bskill b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The blearned bability bto bmove bsome bpart bof bthe
bbody, bfrom ba blarge bleap bto ba bflicker bof bthe beyelid. b(The bword bmotor bhere brefers
bto bmovement bof bmuscles.)
reflex b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bresponsive bmovement bthat bseems bautomatic bbecause
bit balmost balways boccurs bin breaction bto ba bparticular bstimulus. bNewborns bhave
bmany breflexes, bsome bof bwhich bdisappear bwith bmaturation.
Span - Kathleen Stassen Berger
questions with correct answers
norm b- bcorrect banswer✔✔An baverage, bor bstandard, bmeasurement, bcalculated bfrom
bthe bmeasurements bof bmany bindividuals bwithin ba bspecific bgroup bor bpopulation.
percentile b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bpoint bon ba branking bscale bof b1 bto b99. bThe b50th
bpercentile bis bthe bmidpoint; bhalf bthe bpeople bin bthe bpopulation brank bhigher band bhalf
brank blower.
head-sparing b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bbiological bprotection bof bthe bbrain bwhen
bmalnutrition baffects bbody bgrowth. bThe bbrain bis bthe blast bpart bof bthe bbody bto bbe
bdamaged bby bmalnutrition.
REM bsleep b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Rapid beye bmovement bsleep, ba bstage bof bsleep
bcharacterized bby bflickering beyes bbehind bclosed blids, bdreaming, band brapid bbrain
bwaves.
co-sleeping b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bcustom bin bwhich bparents band btheir bchildren
b(usually binfants) bsleep btogether. b(Also bcalled bbed-sharing.)
neuron b- bcorrect banswer✔✔One bof bthe bbillions bof bnerve bcells bin bthe bcentral
bnervous bsystem, bespecially bthe bbrain.
cortex b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bouter blayers bof bthe bbrain bin bhumans band bother
bmammals. bMost bthinking, bfeeling, band bsensing binvolve bthe bcortex. b(Sometimes
bcalled bthe bneocor btex.)
axon b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnerve bfiber bthat bextends bfrom ba bneuron band btransmits
belectrical bimpulses bfrom bthat bneuron bto bthe bdendrites bof bother bneurons.
dendrite b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnerve bfiber bthat bextends bfrom ba bneuron band
breceives belectrical bimpulses btransmitted bfrom bother bneurons bvia btheir baxons.
, synapse b- bcorrect banswer✔✔(SIN-apps) bThe bintersection bbetween bthe baxon bof
bone bneuron band bthe bdendrites bof bother bneurons.
transient bexuberance b- bcorrect banswer✔✔(TRAN-zhent bex-OO- bber-ents) bThe bgreat
bincrease bin bthe bnumber bof bdendrites bthat boccurs bin ban binfant's bbrain bduring bthe
bfirst btwo byears bof blife.
experience-expectant b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Refers bto bbrain bfunctions bthat brequire
bcertain bbasic bcommon bexperiences b(which ban binfant bcan bbe bexpected bto bhave) bin
border bto bdevelop bnormally.
experience-dependent b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Refers bto bbrain bfunctions bthat bdepend
bon bparticular, bvariable bexperiences band bthat btherefore bmay bor bmay bnot bdevelop
bin ba bparticular binfant.
prefrontal bcortex b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The barea bof bcortex bat bthe bfront bof bthe bbrain
bthat bspecializes bin banticipation, bplanning, band bimpulse bcontrol.
shaken bbaby bsyndrome b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A blife-threatening bcondition bthat
boccurs bwhen ban binfant bis bforcefully bshaken bback band bforth, brupturing bblood
bvessels bin bthe bbrain band bbreaking bneural bconnections.
self-righting b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The binborn bdrive bto bremedy ba bdevelopmental
bdeficit.
sensitive bperiod b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A btime bwhen ba bcertain btype bof bdevelopment
bis bmost blikely bto bhappen band bhappens bmost beasily. bFor bexample, bearly bchildhood
bis bconsidered ba bsensitive bperiod bfor blanguage blearning.
sensation b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bresponse bof ba bsensory bsystem b(eyes, bears,
bskin, btongue, bnose) bwhen bit bdetects ba bstimulus.
perception b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bmental bprocessing bof bsensory binformation,
bwhen bthe bbrain binterprets ba bsensation.
binocular bvision b- bcorrect banswer✔✔(bye-NOCK-you-ler)The bability bto bfocus bthe
btwo beyes bin ba bcoordinated bmanner bin border bto bsee bone bimage.
motor bskill b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The blearned bability bto bmove bsome bpart bof bthe
bbody, bfrom ba blarge bleap bto ba bflicker bof bthe beyelid. b(The bword bmotor bhere brefers
bto bmovement bof bmuscles.)
reflex b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bresponsive bmovement bthat bseems bautomatic bbecause
bit balmost balways boccurs bin breaction bto ba bparticular bstimulus. bNewborns bhave
bmany breflexes, bsome bof bwhich bdisappear bwith bmaturation.
