Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AImprinting
2. BStranger anxiety
3. CSocial referencing
4. DSeparation anxiety

Which period of prenatal development comes first?

1. ANeonatal
2. BGerminal
3. CEmbryonic
4. DFetal

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused by:

1. AToo little sleep during infancy
2. BDrinking alcohol in early childhood
3. CA single inherited gene
4. DAlcohol exposure before birth

A parent sets strict rules, expects obedience without discussion and says "Because I said so". This style is:

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

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

1. AAdvanced moral reasoning
2. BHigher intelligence scores
3. CEarly language development
4. DAffectionless psychopathy

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

1. ALow warmth and low involvement
2. BHigh warmth with few rules or demands
3. CHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
4. DLow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation

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

In sociometric studies, how do "rejected" children differ from "neglected" children?

1. ARejected children are disliked; neglected ones are rarely named
2. BThe two groups get exactly the same pattern of nominations
3. CNeglected children are the most actively disliked in the class
4. DRejected children are named as liked more often than other children