Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. ACeiling effects
  2. BOrder effects
  3. CCohort effects
  4. DPractice effects
2.Easy

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, a child's family, school and friends belong to the:

  1. AExosystem
  2. BMacrosystem
  3. CMicrosystem
  4. DMesosystem
3.Easy

Who developed attachment theory?

  1. AAlbert Bandura
  2. BB. F. Skinner
  3. CJean Piaget
  4. DJohn Bowlby
4.Medium

Which feature is typical of infant-directed speech ("parentese")?

  1. AFast speech with very few pauses
  2. BA flat, quiet and monotonous tone
  3. CLong sentences with complex grammar
  4. DHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
5.Medium

In Kohlberg's theory, a person who judges right and wrong mainly by avoiding punishment is at which level?

  1. AFormal operational
  2. BPre-conventional
  3. CPost-conventional
  4. DConventional
6.Medium

Shown 7 roses and 3 tulips, a 5-year-old says there are more roses than flowers. Which ability is still lacking?

  1. AClass inclusion
  2. BDeferred imitation
  3. CObject permanence
  4. DTheory of mind
7.Hard

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

  1. AThe caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  2. BStrict feeding schedules
  3. CThe amount of time the infant spends with any adult
  4. DThe infant's genetic temperament only
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. BThat infants ignore their caregivers' facial expressions in new situations
  3. CImprinting on the mother's face
  4. DSocial referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Cohort effects
  2. 2. C · Microsystem
  3. 3. D · John Bowlby
  4. 4. D · Higher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  5. 5. B · Pre-conventional
  6. 6. A · Class inclusion
  7. 7. A · The caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  8. 8. D · Social referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour

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