Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, a child's family, school and friends belong to the:

1. AMacrosystem
2. BMesosystem
3. CExosystem
4. DMicrosystem

Understanding that an action can be mentally undone, such as pouring water back into the first glass, is called:

1. AEgocentrism
2. BAnimism
3. CReversibility
4. DCentration

Who developed attachment theory?

1. AAlbert Bandura
2. BJohn Bowlby
3. CJean Piaget
4. DB. F. Skinner

An 18-year-old becomes a dentist like her parents expected, without ever considering other options. In Marcia's model, her identity status is:

1. AIdentity achievement
2. BIdentity diffusion
3. CMoratorium
4. DForeclosure

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

1. ABlank grey cards
2. BPlain coloured discs
3. CPrinted text
4. DFace-like patterns

In the Strange Situation, an infant shows little distress when the mother leaves and ignores or turns away from her when she returns. This infant is classed as:

1. ASecurely attached
2. BDisorganised
3. CInsecure-resistant
4. DInsecure-avoidant

Hodges and Tizard followed children raised in institutions until after age 2, some later adopted and some returned to their birth families. At age 16, a common finding across both groups was:

1. ADifficulties in peer relationships
2. BComplete failure to form any family attachments
3. CNo differences at all from family-reared children
4. DExceptionally high academic achievement

Dodge found that aggressive children are more likely to think a peer who bumped into them did it on purpose, even when the situation was ambiguous. This is called:

1. AThe personal fable
2. BHostile attribution bias
3. CImaginary audience bias
4. DSelf-serving bias