Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A newborn turns its head towards a touch on the cheek and opens its mouth. This is the:

1. AMoro reflex
2. BRooting reflex
3. CBabinski reflex
4. DGrasping reflex

Conservation is the understanding that:

1. AOther people have beliefs
2. BRules of a game can be changed if all the players agree
3. CObjects exist when out of sight
4. DQuantity stays the same when its appearance changes

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

1. APersonal fable
2. BMoral realism
3. CIdentity crisis
4. DImaginary audience

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

1. ADisorganised attachment
2. BLearned helplessness
3. CIdentity diffusion
4. DBehavioural inhibition

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

1. ACase study
2. BCross-sectional
3. CLongitudinal only
4. DCross-sequential

Which concept refers to a period when a child is especially sensitive to certain experiences?

1. ACritical (sensitive) period
2. BObject permanence
3. CAccommodation
4. DHabituation

Van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg's meta-analysis of Strange Situation studies in many countries found that:

1. ASecure attachment was common only in Western, individualist countries
2. BAttachment type proportions were the same in every country studied
3. CAvoidant attachment was the most common type in nearly every country studied
4. DSecure was most common everywhere; variation within countries was larger

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. CCompare different age groups at a single time point
4. DTrack how the same individuals change over time