Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A baby throws its arms outwards and then pulls them in after a sudden loud noise. This is the:

1. AMoro reflex
2. BSucking reflex
3. CStepping reflex
4. DRooting reflex

A teratogen is:

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

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

1. AReversibility
2. BConservation
3. CAnimism
4. DSeriation

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. AConventional level
2. BPost-conventional level
3. CPre-conventional level
4. DSensorimotor level

A researcher tests 5-, 10- and 15-year-olds now and then retests the same groups every two years. This design is called:

1. ACross-sectional
2. BLongitudinal only
3. CCross-sequential
4. DCase study

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

1. ASecure attachment
2. BConservation of number
3. CObject permanence
4. DTheory of mind

Harlow's monkeys raised in isolation with only surrogate mothers later showed which outcome?

1. ABetter problem solving than monkeys that had been reared by real mothers
2. BCompletely normal adult social behaviour
3. CStrong attachment to the wire mother as adults
4. DAbnormal social behaviour and difficulty caring for their own young

Dodge found that aggressive children are more likely to think a peer who bumped into them did it on purpose, even when the situation was ambiguous. This is called:

1. ASelf-serving bias
2. BHostile attribution bias
3. CThe personal fable
4. DImaginary audience bias