Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Understanding that an action can be mentally undone, such as pouring water back into the first glass, is called:

1. AEgocentrism
2. BReversibility
3. CCentration
4. DAnimism

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

1. ASensorimotor
2. BConcrete operational
3. CFormal operational
4. DPreoperational

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, a child's family, school and friends belong to the:

1. AMicrosystem
2. BExosystem
3. CMesosystem
4. DMacrosystem

Children get better at ignoring distractions and switching between tasks through childhood and adolescence. This improvement in executive function is linked mainly to maturation of the:

1. APrefrontal cortex
2. BBrainstem
3. COccipital lobe
4. DCerebellum

A student is actively trying out different majors and values but has not committed to any yet. In Marcia's model, this is:

1. AForeclosure
2. BIdentity achievement
3. CMoratorium
4. DIdentity diffusion

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. AMoratorium
2. BIdentity achievement
3. CForeclosure
4. DIdentity diffusion

The concept of "internal working model" in attachment theory refers to:

1. AA plan made by parents for their child's education
2. BThe infant's memory for faces only
3. CA computer model of child development
4. DA mental representation of relationships based on early attachment experiences

Romanian orphan studies (Rutter and colleagues) found that children adopted after about 6 months of severe deprivation:

1. ARecovered completely regardless of adoption age
2. BShowed no differences from non-adopted children raised in their birth families
3. CHad better outcomes than children adopted earlier
4. DWere more likely to show lasting difficulties than those adopted earlier