Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A child says "I goed to the park" and "two mouses". This error is called:

  1. ATelegraphic speech
  2. BBabbling
  3. CUnderextension
  4. DOverregularisation
2.Easy

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. CGrasping reflex
  4. DBabinski reflex
3.Easy

Egocentrism in Piaget's preoperational stage means children:

  1. AAre selfish and refuse to share their toys with other children
  2. BOnly think about food
  3. CFind it hard to see things from another person's viewpoint
  4. DPrefer to play alone
4.Medium

A parent's stressful workplace affects a child's home life, although the child never goes there. In Bronfenbrenner's theory, the workplace is part of the child's:

  1. AMesosystem
  2. BChronosystem
  3. CMicrosystem
  4. DExosystem
5.Medium

A 9-month-old finds a toy hidden under cloth A several times. The toy is then hidden under cloth B in full view, but the infant searches under A again. This is:

  1. AConservation failure
  2. BCentration
  3. CAnimism
  4. DThe A-not-B error
6.Medium

According to Piaget, assimilation means:

  1. AForgetting an old schema
  2. BFitting new information into an existing schema
  3. CChanging an existing schema to fit new information
  4. DCopying the behaviour of a model
7.Hard

Turiel found that young children say hitting is wrong even if a teacher allows it, but wearing pyjamas to school is fine if the teacher allows it. This suggests children:

  1. AThink that clothing rules are more serious than hitting
  2. BHave no understanding of rules before age 7
  3. CJudge all rules only by adult authority
  4. DDistinguish moral rules from social conventions early
8.Hard

In Tronick's "still-face" procedure, a mother suddenly stops responding and keeps a neutral face. Infants typically react by:

  1. ATurning to the experimenter instead and staying calm throughout
  2. BTrying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away
  3. CSmiling and babbling much more than before the change
  4. DIgnoring the change and carrying on playing as before

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Overregularisation
  2. 2. B · Rooting reflex
  3. 3. C · Find it hard to see things from another person's viewpoint
  4. 4. D · Exosystem
  5. 5. D · The A-not-B error
  6. 6. B · Fitting new information into an existing schema
  7. 7. D · Distinguish moral rules from social conventions early
  8. 8. B · Trying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away

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