Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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. BVisual self-recognition
3. CDepth perception
4. DObject permanence

At what age do most children say their first words?

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

Parents who show little warmth and make few demands, and are largely disengaged from their child, show which style?

1. AUninvolved (neglectful)
2. BPermissive (indulgent)
3. CAuthoritative
4. DAuthoritarian (strict)

Kagan described some toddlers who are consistently shy, cautious and quiet with unfamiliar people and situations. This temperament is called:

1. ADisorganised attachment
2. BBehavioural inhibition
3. CIdentity diffusion
4. DLearned helplessness

A 1-year-old says "up!" while raising her arms, meaning "Pick me up". A single word used to express a whole idea is called a:

1. APhoneme
2. BMorpheme
3. CHolophrase
4. DTelegraphic sentence

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

1. AFast speech with very few pauses
2. BHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
3. CA flat, quiet and monotonous tone
4. DLong sentences with complex grammar

On a visual cliff set to a moderate drop, most infants crossed when their mother smiled but few crossed when she showed fear. This shows:

1. ASocial referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour
2. BThat infants ignore their caregivers' facial expressions in new situations
3. CImprinting on the mother's face
4. DThat infants cannot perceive depth

Harlow's monkeys raised in isolation with only surrogate mothers later showed which outcome?

1. ABetter problem solving than monkeys that had been reared by real mothers
2. BStrong attachment to the wire mother as adults
3. CAbnormal social behaviour and difficulty caring for their own young
4. DCompletely normal adult social behaviour