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. AMicrosystem
  2. BMacrosystem
  3. CMesosystem
  4. DExosystem
2.Easy

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

  1. AAnimism
  2. BReversibility
  3. CCentration
  4. DEgocentrism
3.Easy

A toddler says "Daddy go car" and "want milk". This stage of language is called:

  1. ATelegraphic speech
  2. BBabbling
  3. CCooing
  4. DOverregularisation
4.Medium

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

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

A toddler watches another child have a tantrum and copies it the next day. Piaget saw this deferred imitation as evidence of:

  1. AMental representation
  2. BConservation
  3. CFormal operational thought
  4. DMoral realism
6.Medium

In Mischel's "marshmallow test", children could eat one treat now or wait to get two. The task measures:

  1. ADelay of gratification
  2. BConservation
  3. CObject permanence
  4. DAttachment security
7.Hard

Ainsworth's sensitivity hypothesis proposes that secure attachment results mainly from:

  1. AThe infant's genetic temperament only
  2. BStrict feeding schedules
  3. CThe caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  4. DThe amount of time the infant spends with any adult
8.Hard

Adolescents take more risks in a driving game when friends are watching, but adults are less affected. Steinberg explains this mainly by:

  1. AAdolescents being unable to understand the rules of the driving game
  2. BReward systems maturing earlier than prefrontal self-control
  3. CAdults being less aware of risks than adolescents are
  4. DAdolescents having faster reaction times than adults do

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Microsystem
  2. 2. B · Reversibility
  3. 3. A · Telegraphic speech
  4. 4. C · Higher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  5. 5. A · Mental representation
  6. 6. A · Delay of gratification
  7. 7. C · The caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  8. 8. B · Reward systems maturing earlier than prefrontal self-control

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