Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

1. AAutonomy versus shame and doubt
2. BIndustry versus inferiority
3. CTrust versus mistrust
4. DInitiative versus guilt

Harlow's monkey experiments showed that infant monkeys preferred:

1. AOther infant monkeys only
2. BA wire mother with food over a cloth mother without any food
3. CBeing alone to having any mother
4. DA soft cloth mother without food over a wire mother with food

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

1. AStepping reflex
2. BMoro reflex
3. CSucking reflex
4. DRooting reflex

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

1. ABehavioural inhibition
2. BLearned helplessness
3. CDisorganised attachment
4. DIdentity diffusion

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

1. AAttachment theory
2. BEcological systems theory
3. CGender schema theory
4. DPsychoanalytic theory

An 18-year-old becomes a dentist like her parents expected, without ever considering other options. In Marcia's model, her identity status is:

1. AIdentity achievement
2. BForeclosure
3. CMoratorium
4. DIdentity diffusion

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

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

A child is shown a Smarties tube, guesses it contains sweets, and finds pencils. Asked what a friend who has not looked will think is inside, a typical 3-year-old says "pencils". This shows:

1. AA lack of object permanence
2. BA failure to conserve quantity
3. CDifficulty understanding false beliefs
4. DAn advanced theory of mind