Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, a child's family, school and friends belong to the:

  1. AExosystem
  2. BMesosystem
  3. CMacrosystem
  4. DMicrosystem
2.Easy

According to Erikson, the main conflict of adolescence is:

  1. AIntegrity versus despair
  2. BTrust versus mistrust
  3. CIntimacy versus isolation
  4. DIdentity versus role confusion
3.Easy

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

  1. AObject permanence
  2. BDepth perception
  3. CUnderstanding false beliefs
  4. DVisual self-recognition
4.Medium

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

  1. AA flat, quiet and monotonous tone
  2. BFast speech with very few pauses
  3. CHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  4. DLong sentences with complex grammar
5.Medium

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. AMorpheme
  2. BPhoneme
  3. CHolophrase
  4. DTelegraphic sentence
6.Medium

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

  1. ALow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation
  2. BHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
  3. CLow warmth and low involvement
  4. DHigh warmth with few rules or demands
7.Hard

Adults rarely remember events from before the age of about 3. Which explanation is commonly given for this infantile amnesia?

  1. AMemories from infancy are all repressed because they are deeply traumatic
  2. BImmature brain systems and limited language and self-concept at encoding
  3. CInfants have no ability to learn
  4. DYoung children experience no events worth remembering
8.Hard

Genie was isolated and given almost no language input until she was found at age 13. Later she learned many words but never mastered grammar. This case is often used to support:

  1. AA critical or sensitive period for language acquisition
  2. BThe idea that language is learned only through reinforcement
  3. CThe idea that age has no effect on language learning
  4. DThe claim that grammar is learned faster than vocabulary

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Microsystem
  2. 2. D · Identity versus role confusion
  3. 3. D · Visual self-recognition
  4. 4. C · Higher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  5. 5. C · Holophrase
  6. 6. B · High warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
  7. 7. B · Immature brain systems and limited language and self-concept at encoding
  8. 8. A · A critical or sensitive period for language acquisition

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