Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Wariness or fear when an unfamiliar person approaches, typically appearing in the second half of the first year, is called:

  1. AStranger anxiety
  2. BSocial referencing
  3. CSeparation anxiety
  4. DImprinting
2.Easy

According to Erikson, the main conflict of adolescence is:

  1. AIdentity versus role confusion
  2. BIntegrity versus despair
  3. CTrust versus mistrust
  4. DIntimacy versus isolation
3.Easy

A teratogen is:

  1. AA gene that controls the timing of puberty in teens
  2. BAn outside agent that can harm prenatal development
  3. CA hormone released by the placenta to start labour
  4. DA reflex that is present in newborn babies only
4.Medium

A 9-month-old finds a toy hidden under cloth A several times. The toy is then hidden under cloth B in full view, but the infant searches under A again. This is:

  1. AConservation failure
  2. BAnimism
  3. CCentration
  4. DThe A-not-B error
5.Medium

Which concept refers to a period when a child is especially sensitive to certain experiences?

  1. AAccommodation
  2. BHabituation
  3. CCritical (sensitive) period
  4. DObject permanence
6.Medium

According to Piaget, assimilation means:

  1. AChanging an existing schema to fit new information
  2. BCopying the behaviour of a model
  3. CForgetting an old schema
  4. DFitting new information into an existing schema
7.Hard

Van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg's meta-analysis of Strange Situation studies in many countries found that:

  1. AAvoidant attachment was the most common type in nearly every country studied
  2. BSecure was most common everywhere; variation within countries was larger
  3. CSecure attachment was common only in Western, individualist countries
  4. DAttachment type proportions were the same in every country studied
8.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. BLet pupils discover the rules alone with no adult guidance
  3. CTeach only the tasks that pupils can already complete independently, without any help
  4. DWait until pupils reach the right stage before teaching the topic

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Stranger anxiety
  2. 2. A · Identity versus role confusion
  3. 3. B · An outside agent that can harm prenatal development
  4. 4. D · The A-not-B error
  5. 5. C · Critical (sensitive) period
  6. 6. D · Fitting new information into an existing schema
  7. 7. B · Secure was most common everywhere; variation within countries was larger
  8. 8. A · Pair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level

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