Berger, Invitation to the Life Span -
Chapter 5 Terms
amygdala (p. 180) - ✔✔ correct answer A tiny brain structure that registers emotions, particularly
fear and anxiety.
animism (p. 182) - ✔✔ correct answer The belief that natural objects and phenomena are alive.
balanced bilingual (p. 193) - ✔✔ correct answer A person who is fluent in two languages, not
favoring one over the other.
centration (p. 182) - ✔✔ correct answer A characteristic of preoperational thought whereby a young
child focuses (centers) on one idea, excluding all others.
conservation (p. 183) - ✔✔ correct answer The principle that the amount of a substance remains the
same (i.e., is conserved) even when its appearance changes.
corpus callosum (p. 179) - ✔✔ correct answer A long, thick band of nerve fibers that connects the
left and right hemispheres of the brain and allows communication between them.
egocentrism (p. 182) - ✔✔ correct answer Piaget's term for young children's tendency to think about
the world entirely from their own personal perspective.
fast-mapping (p. 190) - ✔✔ correct answer The speedy and sometimes imprecise way in which
children learn new words by tentatively placing them in mental categories according to their
perceived meaning.
focus on appearance (p. 183) - ✔✔ correct answer A characteristic of preoperational thought
whereby a young child ignores all attributes that are not apparent.
Head Start (p. 197) - ✔✔ correct answer The most widespread early-childhood-education program in
the United States, begun in 1965 and funded by the federal government.
hippocampus (p. 180) - ✔✔ correct answer A brain structure that is a central processor of memory,
especially memory for locations.
Chapter 5 Terms
amygdala (p. 180) - ✔✔ correct answer A tiny brain structure that registers emotions, particularly
fear and anxiety.
animism (p. 182) - ✔✔ correct answer The belief that natural objects and phenomena are alive.
balanced bilingual (p. 193) - ✔✔ correct answer A person who is fluent in two languages, not
favoring one over the other.
centration (p. 182) - ✔✔ correct answer A characteristic of preoperational thought whereby a young
child focuses (centers) on one idea, excluding all others.
conservation (p. 183) - ✔✔ correct answer The principle that the amount of a substance remains the
same (i.e., is conserved) even when its appearance changes.
corpus callosum (p. 179) - ✔✔ correct answer A long, thick band of nerve fibers that connects the
left and right hemispheres of the brain and allows communication between them.
egocentrism (p. 182) - ✔✔ correct answer Piaget's term for young children's tendency to think about
the world entirely from their own personal perspective.
fast-mapping (p. 190) - ✔✔ correct answer The speedy and sometimes imprecise way in which
children learn new words by tentatively placing them in mental categories according to their
perceived meaning.
focus on appearance (p. 183) - ✔✔ correct answer A characteristic of preoperational thought
whereby a young child ignores all attributes that are not apparent.
Head Start (p. 197) - ✔✔ correct answer The most widespread early-childhood-education program in
the United States, begun in 1965 and funded by the federal government.
hippocampus (p. 180) - ✔✔ correct answer A brain structure that is a central processor of memory,
especially memory for locations.
