Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Parents who are warm and affectionate but set few rules or demands show which style?

1. AAuthoritarian
2. BAuthoritative
3. CUninvolved
4. DPermissive

A child who called every four-legged animal "dog" learns that cats are different and forms a new category. In Piaget's terms, this is:

1. AConservation
2. BAssimilation
3. CAccommodation
4. DEgocentrism

Bowlby's idea that infants form one special primary attachment, usually to the mother, is called:

1. AScaffolding
2. BImprinting
3. CMonotropy
4. DTemperament

A student is actively trying out different majors and values but has not committed to any yet. In Marcia's model, this is:

1. AMoratorium
2. BIdentity diffusion
3. CIdentity achievement
4. DForeclosure

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. ADisorganised
2. BSecurely attached
3. CInsecure-resistant
4. DInsecure-avoidant

A 3-year-old hears a new word once, "This is the chromium tray", and later picks out the correct tray. This is called:

1. ABabbling
2. BTelegraphic speech
3. CFast mapping
4. DOverextension

According to Erikson, older adults who look back on life with a sense of fulfilment achieve:

1. AIntegrity
2. BIndustry
3. CIntimacy
4. DGenerativity

An irritable, difficult baby tends to receive harsher parenting than a calm baby. This is an example of which gene–environment correlation?

1. APassive
2. BEvocative
3. CActive (niche-picking)
4. DGene–environment independence