Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Who developed attachment theory?

  1. AAlbert Bandura
  2. BB. F. Skinner
  3. CJohn Bowlby
  4. DJean Piaget
2.Easy

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

  1. AReversibility
  2. BCentration
  3. CEgocentrism
  4. DAnimism
3.Easy

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

  1. AIndustry versus inferiority
  2. BTrust versus mistrust
  3. CAutonomy versus shame and doubt
  4. DInitiative versus guilt
4.Medium

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

  1. AHigh warmth with few rules or demands
  2. BLow warmth and low involvement
  3. CHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
  4. DLow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation
5.Medium

Which feature is typical of infant-directed speech ("parentese")?

  1. AFast speech with very few pauses
  2. BLong sentences with complex grammar
  3. CHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  4. DA flat, quiet and monotonous tone
6.Medium

Older adults often prefer spending time with a few close friends rather than meeting new people. Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory explains this as:

  1. AA decline in crystallised intelligence and memory
  2. BA gradual loss of social skills that tends to come with increasing age
  3. CFocusing on emotionally meaningful goals as time feels shorter
  4. DFear of strangers that grows steadily in later life
7.Hard

Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith gave the Sally–Anne task to autistic children, children with Down syndrome and typical children. Most autistic children failed, while most children with Down syndrome passed. Why was the Down syndrome group important?

  1. AIt showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  2. BIt showed the task is too hard for anyone under 10
  3. CIt showed autistic children have poor eyesight
  4. DIt showed that all three groups have exactly the same theory of mind
8.Hard

In sociometric studies, how do "rejected" children differ from "neglected" children?

  1. ARejected children are named as liked more often than other children
  2. BNeglected children are the most actively disliked in the class
  3. CRejected children are disliked; neglected ones are rarely named
  4. DThe two groups get exactly the same pattern of nominations

Answer key

  1. 1. C · John Bowlby
  2. 2. A · Reversibility
  3. 3. B · Trust versus mistrust
  4. 4. C · High warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
  5. 5. C · Higher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  6. 6. C · Focusing on emotionally meaningful goals as time feels shorter
  7. 7. A · It showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  8. 8. C · Rejected children are disliked; neglected ones are rarely named

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