Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Wariness or fear when an unfamiliar person approaches, typically appearing in the second half of the first year, is called:

  1. AImprinting
  2. BSeparation anxiety
  3. CSocial referencing
  4. DStranger anxiety
2.Easy

A teratogen is:

  1. AA reflex that is present in newborn babies only
  2. BA gene that controls the timing of puberty in teens
  3. CAn outside agent that can harm prenatal development
  4. DA hormone released by the placenta to start labour
3.Easy

Comparing identical and fraternal twins is mainly used to study:

  1. AThe relative influence of genes and environment
  2. BWhether Piaget's stages occur in a fixed order
  3. CHow memory develops during the first year of life
  4. DWhy some children start babbling earlier
4.Medium

Scaffolding refers to:

  1. ASupport given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
  2. BBuilding one fixed curriculum that every child must follow in order
  3. CLetting children discover everything alone
  4. DPunishing errors so they are not repeated
5.Medium

Which concept refers to a period when a child is especially sensitive to certain experiences?

  1. ACritical (sensitive) period
  2. BObject permanence
  3. CHabituation
  4. DAccommodation
6.Medium

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. ASensorimotor level
  2. BPost-conventional level
  3. CConventional level
  4. DPre-conventional level
7.Hard

A critic argues that Piaget underestimated young children. Which finding supports this?

  1. AChildren conserve number earlier when the task is changed so the transformation seems accidental
  2. BChildren never pass false-belief tasks before age 7
  3. CInfants show no memory of hidden objects at all
  4. DAdults rarely reason abstractly
8.Hard

On a visual cliff set to a moderate drop, most infants crossed when their mother smiled but few crossed when she showed fear. This shows:

  1. AThat infants cannot perceive depth
  2. BImprinting on the mother's face
  3. CSocial referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour
  4. DThat infants ignore their caregivers' facial expressions in new situations

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Stranger anxiety
  2. 2. C · An outside agent that can harm prenatal development
  3. 3. A · The relative influence of genes and environment
  4. 4. A · Support given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
  5. 5. A · Critical (sensitive) period
  6. 6. C · Conventional level
  7. 7. A · Children conserve number earlier when the task is changed so the transformation seems accidental
  8. 8. C · Social referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour

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