Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Who introduced the "zone of proximal development"?

  1. ALawrence Kohlberg
  2. BJean Piaget
  3. CLev Vygotsky
  4. DJohn Bowlby
2.Easy

A child understands that she will stay a girl even if she cuts her hair short or plays football. Kohlberg called this:

  1. AGender role
  2. BGender constancy
  3. CGender schema
  4. DGender typing
3.Easy

Who developed attachment theory?

  1. AB. F. Skinner
  2. BJohn Bowlby
  3. CJean Piaget
  4. DAlbert Bandura
4.Medium

In Kohlberg's theory, a person who judges right and wrong mainly by avoiding punishment is at which level?

  1. AConventional
  2. BFormal operational
  3. CPre-conventional
  4. DPost-conventional
5.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. BTheory of mind
  3. CDeferred imitation
  4. DObject permanence
6.Medium

Which ability is most likely to decline from early adulthood onwards?

  1. AKnowledge of word meanings
  2. BExpertise in one's own profession
  3. CGeneral knowledge about the world
  4. DSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
7.Hard

Which finding challenges the idea that attachment forms only with the mother?

  1. ABowlby found no effect of separation
  2. BSchaffer and Emerson found many infants form multiple attachments, including to fathers
  3. CInfants only attach to the person who feeds them
  4. DHarlow's monkeys preferred wire mothers
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Lev Vygotsky
  2. 2. B · Gender constancy
  3. 3. B · John Bowlby
  4. 4. C · Pre-conventional
  5. 5. A · Class inclusion
  6. 6. D · Speed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
  7. 7. B · Schaffer and Emerson found many infants form multiple attachments, including to fathers
  8. 8. B · The caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals

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