Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Who introduced the "zone of proximal development"?

1. ALev Vygotsky
2. BJohn Bowlby
3. CLawrence Kohlberg
4. DJean Piaget

Knowledge and vocabulary built up over a lifetime, which tend to stay stable or grow with age, are called:

1. AFluid intelligence
2. BEmotional intelligence
3. CProcessing speed
4. DCrystallised intelligence

Noam Chomsky proposed that children have an innate "language acquisition device". This view emphasises:

1. ABiological readiness to learn language
2. BImitation as the only source of grammar
3. CLanguage as a product of formal schooling
4. DLearning language only through reinforcement

According to Piaget, assimilation means:

1. AForgetting an old schema
2. BCopying the behaviour of a model
3. CFitting new information into an existing schema
4. DChanging an existing schema to fit new information

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

1. ALow warmth and low involvement
2. BHigh warmth with few rules or demands
3. CLow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation
4. DHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations

A parent sets strict rules, expects obedience without discussion and says "Because I said so". This style is:

1. APermissive
2. BUninvolved
3. CAuthoritarian
4. DAuthoritative

Which of these is a key criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

1. AIt claimed moral development ends at age 5
2. BIt ignored moral reasoning completely
3. CIt was based mainly on male participants and emphasised justice over care
4. DIt was tested only on animals

In Vygotsky's theory, private speech in young children is seen as:

1. ASpeech mainly intended to communicate information to other people nearby
2. BA sign of egocentrism with no function
3. CA symptom of a language delay
4. DA tool for guiding their own thinking that later becomes inner speech