Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Repetitive syllables such as "ba-ba-ba" in an infant's vocalisations are called:

1. ACooing
2. BHolophrases
3. CTelegraphic speech
4. DBabbling

Differences between age groups that are caused by growing up in different historical times are called:

1. ACohort effects
2. BCeiling effects
3. COrder effects
4. DPractice effects

Which period of prenatal development comes first?

1. AEmbryonic
2. BFetal
3. CGerminal
4. DNeonatal

Asked about the Heinz dilemma, a teenager says "Heinz should steal the drug because a good husband would do that for his wife". This reasoning is at Kohlberg's:

1. APre-conventional level
2. BSensorimotor level
3. CPost-conventional level
4. DConventional level

Bowlby's "44 thieves" study linked early prolonged separation from the mother to:

1. AAffectionless psychopathy
2. BHigher intelligence scores
3. CAdvanced moral reasoning
4. DEarly language development

A toddler watches another child have a tantrum and copies it the next day. Piaget saw this deferred imitation as evidence of:

1. AFormal operational thought
2. BMoral realism
3. CMental representation
4. DConservation

For a trait, identical twins correlate 0.8 and fraternal twins correlate 0.5. Using Falconer's formula, the rough heritability estimate is:

1. A0.3
2. B0.8
3. C0.6
4. D0.4

A teacher plans maths lessons. Which plan fits Vygotsky's view better than Piaget's?

1. ALet pupils discover the rules alone with no adult guidance
2. BTeach only the tasks that pupils can already complete independently, without any help
3. CPair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level
4. DWait until pupils reach the right stage before teaching the topic