Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A child who called every four-legged animal "dog" learns that cats are different and forms a new category. In Piaget's terms, this is:

  1. AAccommodation
  2. BConservation
  3. CAssimilation
  4. DEgocentrism
2.Easy

A preoperational child says the sun is following her because it wants to play. This is an example of:

  1. AReversibility
  2. BSeriation
  3. CAnimism
  4. DConservation
3.Easy

Bowlby's idea that infants form one special primary attachment, usually to the mother, is called:

  1. AMonotropy
  2. BTemperament
  3. CScaffolding
  4. DImprinting
4.Medium

The Sally–Anne task is used to test whether a child has:

  1. AConservation of number
  2. BTheory of mind
  3. CSecure attachment
  4. DObject permanence
5.Medium

A girl pays close attention to information about "girls' toys" and quickly forgets details about "boys' toys". Which theory best explains this?

  1. AGender schema theory
  2. BAttachment theory
  3. CPsychoanalytic theory
  4. DEcological systems theory
6.Medium

Scaffolding refers to:

  1. ASupport given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
  2. BLetting children discover everything alone
  3. CPunishing errors so they are not repeated
  4. DBuilding one fixed curriculum that every child must follow in order
7.Hard

Japanese infants in early Strange Situation studies showed high rates of resistant attachment and very little avoidance. One common explanation is that:

  1. AJapanese infants are genetically more anxious than infants elsewhere
  2. BJapanese fathers did most of the caregiving in these families
  3. CJapanese mothers in these samples were usually insensitive towards their infants
  4. DThey were rarely separated from mothers, so the test was unusually stressful
8.Hard

In Tronick's "still-face" procedure, a mother suddenly stops responding and keeps a neutral face. Infants typically react by:

  1. ASmiling and babbling much more than before the change
  2. BTrying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away
  3. CTurning to the experimenter instead and staying calm throughout
  4. DIgnoring the change and carrying on playing as before

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Accommodation
  2. 2. C · Animism
  3. 3. A · Monotropy
  4. 4. B · Theory of mind
  5. 5. A · Gender schema theory
  6. 6. A · Support given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
  7. 7. D · They were rarely separated from mothers, so the test was unusually stressful
  8. 8. B · Trying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away

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