Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

The "rouge test", in which a mark is placed on a child's nose before they look in a mirror, measures:

  1. AUnderstanding false beliefs
  2. BObject permanence
  3. CDepth perception
  4. DVisual self-recognition
2.Easy

According to Erikson, the main conflict of adolescence is:

  1. AIntimacy versus isolation
  2. BIdentity versus role confusion
  3. CTrust versus mistrust
  4. DIntegrity versus despair
3.Easy

A child says "I goed to the park" and "two mouses". This error is called:

  1. ABabbling
  2. BOverregularisation
  3. CTelegraphic speech
  4. DUnderextension
4.Medium

Which ability is most likely to decline from early adulthood onwards?

  1. AExpertise in one's own profession
  2. BKnowledge of word meanings
  3. CGeneral knowledge about the world
  4. DSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
5.Medium

Habituation in infant research is used to show that babies:

  1. AAre born with full adult vision
  2. BBecome drowsy and sleep more when the same stimulus is presented over and over again
  3. CCan tell two stimuli apart because interest returns when the stimulus changes
  4. DPrefer their own reflection
6.Medium

Kagan described some toddlers who are consistently shy, cautious and quiet with unfamiliar people and situations. This temperament is called:

  1. ADisorganised attachment
  2. BBehavioural inhibition
  3. CLearned helplessness
  4. DIdentity diffusion
7.Hard

Ainsworth's sensitivity hypothesis proposes that secure attachment results mainly from:

  1. AStrict feeding schedules
  2. BThe amount of time the infant spends with any adult
  3. CThe caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  4. DThe infant's genetic temperament only
8.Hard

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. CWait until pupils reach the right stage before teaching the topic
  4. DPair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Visual self-recognition
  2. 2. B · Identity versus role confusion
  3. 3. B · Overregularisation
  4. 4. D · Speed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
  5. 5. C · Can tell two stimuli apart because interest returns when the stimulus changes
  6. 6. B · Behavioural inhibition
  7. 7. C · The caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  8. 8. D · Pair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level

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