Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A teenager feels that everyone at school will notice a small spot on her face. Elkind called this belief the:

  1. AIdentity crisis
  2. BImaginary audience
  3. CPersonal fable
  4. DMoral realism
2.Easy

Who developed attachment theory?

  1. AB. F. Skinner
  2. BJohn Bowlby
  3. CJean Piaget
  4. DAlbert Bandura
3.Easy

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

  1. ATrust versus mistrust
  2. BIndustry versus inferiority
  3. CAutonomy versus shame and doubt
  4. DInitiative versus guilt
4.Medium

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. BPsychoanalytic theory
  3. CEcological systems theory
  4. DGender schema theory
5.Medium

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. BPre-conventional level
  3. CPost-conventional level
  4. DSensorimotor level
6.Medium

Bandura's Bobo doll study demonstrated:

  1. AAggression is purely genetic
  2. BPunishment of a model always reduces children's aggression
  3. CChildren learn aggressive behaviour by observing adults
  4. DChildren only imitate other children
7.Hard

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. BAn advanced theory of mind
  3. CA failure to conserve quantity
  4. DDifficulty understanding false beliefs
8.Hard

A longitudinal design is preferred over a cross-sectional design when a researcher wants to:

  1. AAvoid any participant drop-out
  2. BGet results as quickly as possible
  3. CTrack how the same individuals change over time
  4. DCompare different age groups at a single time point

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Imaginary audience
  2. 2. B · John Bowlby
  3. 3. A · Trust versus mistrust
  4. 4. D · Gender schema theory
  5. 5. A · Conventional level
  6. 6. C · Children learn aggressive behaviour by observing adults
  7. 7. D · Difficulty understanding false beliefs
  8. 8. C · Track how the same individuals change over time

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