Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

At what age do most children say their first words?

  1. AAround 12 months
  2. BAround 3 months
  3. CAround 5 years
  4. DAround 30 months
2.Easy

Konrad Lorenz found that goslings followed the first moving object they saw after hatching. This is called:

  1. AAssimilation
  2. BScaffolding
  3. CImprinting
  4. DHabituation
3.Easy

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused by:

  1. AA single inherited gene
  2. BDrinking alcohol in early childhood
  3. CToo little sleep during infancy
  4. DAlcohol exposure before birth
4.Medium

In the Strange Situation, an infant shows little distress when the mother leaves and ignores or turns away from her when she returns. This infant is classed as:

  1. AInsecure-resistant
  2. BInsecure-avoidant
  3. CDisorganised
  4. DSecurely attached
5.Medium

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. ABrainstem
  2. BCerebellum
  3. COccipital lobe
  4. DPrefrontal cortex
6.Medium

Scaffolding refers to:

  1. ASupport given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
  2. BLetting children discover everything alone
  3. CPunishing errors so they are not repeated
  4. DBuilding one fixed curriculum that every child must follow in order
7.Hard

A teacher plans maths lessons. Which plan fits Vygotsky's view better than Piaget's?

  1. APair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level
  2. BTeach only the tasks that pupils can already complete independently, without any help
  3. CLet pupils discover the rules alone with no adult guidance
  4. DWait until pupils reach the right stage before teaching the topic
8.Hard

Cross-sectional studies suggested large declines in intelligence after middle age, but Schaie's longitudinal data showed smaller declines. A main reason for the difference is:

  1. ALongitudinal studies always use younger samples
  2. BIntelligence tests do not work with older adults
  3. CCohort effects, such as differences in education between generations
  4. DCross-sectional studies follow the same people over a long period of time

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Around 12 months
  2. 2. C · Imprinting
  3. 3. D · Alcohol exposure before birth
  4. 4. B · Insecure-avoidant
  5. 5. D · Prefrontal cortex
  6. 6. A · Support given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
  7. 7. A · Pair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level
  8. 8. C · Cohort effects, such as differences in education between generations

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