Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Gibson and Walk's "visual cliff" was designed to study infants':

  1. ADepth perception
  2. BColour vision
  3. CLanguage comprehension
  4. DAttachment style
2.Easy

A baby throws its arms outwards and then pulls them in after a sudden loud noise. This is the:

  1. AMoro reflex
  2. BRooting reflex
  3. CSucking reflex
  4. DStepping reflex
3.Easy

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

  1. AConcrete operational
  2. BSensorimotor
  3. CPreoperational
  4. DFormal operational
4.Medium

Shown 7 roses and 3 tulips, a 5-year-old says there are more roses than flowers. Which ability is still lacking?

  1. AClass inclusion
  2. BDeferred imitation
  3. CObject permanence
  4. DTheory of mind
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. AOccipital lobe
  2. BBrainstem
  3. CCerebellum
  4. DPrefrontal cortex
6.Medium

Bandura's Bobo doll study demonstrated:

  1. AChildren learn aggressive behaviour by observing adults
  2. BPunishment of a model always reduces children's aggression
  3. CChildren only imitate other children
  4. DAggression is purely genetic
7.Hard

Temperament research by Thomas and Chess classified infants into which three main groups?

  1. AEasy, difficult and slow-to-warm-up
  2. BIntroverted, extroverted and ambiverted
  3. CSecure, avoidant and resistant
  4. DAuthoritative, authoritarian and permissive
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Depth perception
  2. 2. A · Moro reflex
  3. 3. B · Sensorimotor
  4. 4. A · Class inclusion
  5. 5. D · Prefrontal cortex
  6. 6. A · Children learn aggressive behaviour by observing adults
  7. 7. A · Easy, difficult and slow-to-warm-up
  8. 8. C · Abnormal social behaviour and difficulty caring for their own young

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