Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

1. AFormal operational
2. BConcrete operational
3. CSensorimotor
4. DPreoperational

Parents who show little warmth and make few demands, and are largely disengaged from their child, show which style?

1. APermissive (indulgent)
2. BAuthoritative
3. CUninvolved (neglectful)
4. DAuthoritarian (strict)

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused by:

1. AAlcohol exposure before birth
2. BToo little sleep during infancy
3. CA single inherited gene
4. DDrinking alcohol in early childhood

Bowlby's "44 thieves" study linked early prolonged separation from the mother to:

1. AHigher intelligence scores
2. BEarly language development
3. CAffectionless psychopathy
4. DAdvanced moral reasoning

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

1. ALow warmth and low involvement
2. BHigh warmth with few rules or demands
3. CHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
4. DLow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation

Habituation in infant research is used to show that babies:

1. AAre born with full adult vision
2. BPrefer their own reflection
3. CCan tell two stimuli apart because interest returns when the stimulus changes
4. DBecome drowsy and sleep more when the same stimulus is presented over and over again

Parents who love reading pass on genes linked to verbal ability and also fill the house with books. This is which gene–environment correlation?

1. AActive (niche-picking)
2. BEvocative
3. CPassive
4. DGene–environment interaction

In Tronick's "still-face" procedure, a mother suddenly stops responding and keeps a neutral face. Infants typically react by:

1. AIgnoring the change and carrying on playing as before
2. BTurning to the experimenter instead and staying calm throughout
3. CTrying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away
4. DSmiling and babbling much more than before the change