Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Who developed attachment theory?

  1. AJean Piaget
  2. BAlbert Bandura
  3. CJohn Bowlby
  4. DB. F. Skinner
2.Easy

A teenager feels that everyone at school will notice a small spot on her face. Elkind called this belief the:

  1. AIdentity crisis
  2. BPersonal fable
  3. CImaginary audience
  4. DMoral realism
3.Easy

A girl's first menstrual period is called:

  1. AAdrenarche
  2. BMenopause
  3. CSpermarche
  4. DMenarche
4.Medium

Fantz showed infants pairs of patterns and measured how long they looked at each. Many young infants looked longest at:

  1. AFace-like patterns
  2. BPlain coloured discs
  3. CBlank grey cards
  4. DPrinted text
5.Medium

A 9-month-old finds a toy hidden under cloth A several times. The toy is then hidden under cloth B in full view, but the infant searches under A again. This is:

  1. ACentration
  2. BThe A-not-B error
  3. CConservation failure
  4. DAnimism
6.Medium

Which attachment type is shown by an infant who is very distressed at separation and both seeks and resists contact at reunion?

  1. AInsecure-avoidant
  2. BInsecure-resistant (ambivalent)
  3. CSecure
  4. DDisorganised only
7.Hard

Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith gave the Sally–Anne task to autistic children, children with Down syndrome and typical children. Most autistic children failed, while most children with Down syndrome passed. Why was the Down syndrome group important?

  1. AIt showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  2. BIt showed that all three groups have exactly the same theory of mind
  3. CIt showed autistic children have poor eyesight
  4. DIt showed the task is too hard for anyone under 10
8.Hard

Wood and Middleton watched mothers help children build a puzzle. Which strategy was most effective?

  1. AThe same high level of help throughout the task
  2. BShowing the full solution right at the start
  3. CNo help at all until the child asked for it
  4. DMore help after failure and less help after success

Answer key

  1. 1. C · John Bowlby
  2. 2. C · Imaginary audience
  3. 3. D · Menarche
  4. 4. A · Face-like patterns
  5. 5. B · The A-not-B error
  6. 6. B · Insecure-resistant (ambivalent)
  7. 7. A · It showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  8. 8. D · More help after failure and less help after success

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