Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A girl's first menstrual period is called:

1. AAdrenarche
2. BSpermarche
3. CMenopause
4. DMenarche

Conservation is the understanding that:

1. AOther people have beliefs
2. BRules of a game can be changed if all the players agree
3. CObjects exist when out of sight
4. DQuantity stays the same when its appearance changes

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

1. AAutonomy versus shame and doubt
2. BIndustry versus inferiority
3. CInitiative versus guilt
4. DTrust versus mistrust

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. AInsecure-resistant
2. BInsecure-avoidant
3. CSecurely attached
4. DDisorganised

Baillargeon found that young infants looked longer at "impossible" events, such as a screen rotating through a box behind it. This suggests infants:

1. AHave no memory for events that they cannot see
2. BKnow hidden objects still exist earlier than Piaget thought
3. CCannot perceive objects at all once they move behind screens
4. DPrefer moving screens to objects that stay still

In Vygotsky's theory, an older sibling who helps a child learn to tie shoelaces is acting as:

1. AA formal operational thinker
2. BA more knowledgeable other
3. CAn imaginary audience
4. DA primary attachment figure

Adults rarely remember events from before the age of about 3. Which explanation is commonly given for this infantile amnesia?

1. AMemories from infancy are all repressed because they are deeply traumatic
2. BYoung children experience no events worth remembering
3. CImmature brain systems and limited language and self-concept at encoding
4. DInfants have no ability to learn

A child is shown a Smarties tube, guesses it contains sweets, and finds pencils. Asked what a friend who has not looked will think is inside, a typical 3-year-old says "pencils". This shows:

1. AAn advanced theory of mind
2. BDifficulty understanding false beliefs
3. CA lack of object permanence
4. DA failure to conserve quantity