Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Comparing identical and fraternal twins is mainly used to study:

1. AWhether Piaget's stages occur in a fixed order
2. BHow memory develops during the first year of life
3. CThe relative influence of genes and environment
4. DWhy some children start babbling earlier

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

1. APreoperational
2. BConcrete operational
3. CFormal operational
4. DSensorimotor

At what age do most children say their first words?

1. AAround 3 months
2. BAround 5 years
3. CAround 12 months
4. DAround 30 months

A 1-year-old says "up!" while raising her arms, meaning "Pick me up". A single word used to express a whole idea is called a:

1. AMorpheme
2. BTelegraphic sentence
3. CHolophrase
4. DPhoneme

A girl pays close attention to information about "girls' toys" and quickly forgets details about "boys' toys". Which theory best explains this?

1. APsychoanalytic theory
2. BAttachment theory
3. CGender schema theory
4. DEcological systems theory

A parent sets strict rules, expects obedience without discussion and says "Because I said so". This style is:

1. AAuthoritative
2. BUninvolved
3. CAuthoritarian
4. DPermissive

Harlow's monkeys raised in isolation with only surrogate mothers later showed which outcome?

1. AStrong attachment to the wire mother as adults
2. BAbnormal social behaviour and difficulty caring for their own young
3. CCompletely normal adult social behaviour
4. DBetter problem solving than monkeys that had been reared by real mothers

In a Bobo doll variation, children who saw a model punished imitated less aggression, but when all children were offered rewards to copy the model, the differences disappeared. This shows:

1. AThat children learn only through direct reinforcement of their own actions
2. BThat aggression is entirely innate
3. CA difference between learning a behaviour and performing it
4. DThat punishment prevents any learning