Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A girl's first menstrual period is called:

1. AMenarche
2. BSpermarche
3. CMenopause
4. DAdrenarche

Object permanence is the understanding that:

1. AThe amount of liquid stays the same in a different glass
2. BObjects can be sorted by size
3. CObjects continue to exist when they cannot be seen
4. DOther people have different thoughts

The "rouge test", in which a mark is placed on a child's nose before they look in a mirror, measures:

1. AUnderstanding false beliefs
2. BObject permanence
3. CDepth perception
4. DVisual self-recognition

Which ability is most likely to decline from early adulthood onwards?

1. AKnowledge of word meanings
2. BSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
3. CGeneral knowledge about the world
4. DExpertise in one's own profession

In Kohlberg's theory, a person who judges right and wrong mainly by avoiding punishment is at which level?

1. AConventional
2. BPost-conventional
3. CFormal operational
4. DPre-conventional

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. ASensorimotor level
2. BPre-conventional level
3. CPost-conventional level
4. DConventional level

The pianist Arthur Rubinstein, in old age, played fewer pieces, practised them more and slowed down before fast passages to make them seem faster. This illustrates:

1. AIdentity foreclosure
2. BFluid intelligence improving with age
3. CSocioemotional selectivity only
4. DSelective optimisation with compensation

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 was based mainly on male participants and emphasised justice over care
3. CIt ignored moral reasoning completely
4. DIt was tested only on animals