Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Konrad Lorenz found that goslings followed the first moving object they saw after hatching. This is called:

1. AAssimilation
2. BHabituation
3. CImprinting
4. DScaffolding

At what age do most children say their first words?

1. AAround 12 months
2. BAround 5 years
3. CAround 3 months
4. DAround 30 months

Noam Chomsky proposed that children have an innate "language acquisition device". This view emphasises:

1. AImitation as the only source of grammar
2. BLanguage as a product of formal schooling
3. CLearning language only through reinforcement
4. DBiological readiness to learn language

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. APhoneme
2. BMorpheme
3. CHolophrase
4. DTelegraphic sentence

A 3-year-old hears a new word once, "This is the chromium tray", and later picks out the correct tray. This is called:

1. AOverextension
2. BBabbling
3. CTelegraphic speech
4. DFast mapping

A 5-year-old says a boy who broke 15 cups by accident is naughtier than a boy who broke 1 cup while stealing jam. Piaget called this:

1. APost-conventional moral reasoning
2. BAutonomous morality (moral relativism)
3. CFormal operational moral thought
4. DHeteronomous morality (moral realism)

A longitudinal design is preferred over a cross-sectional design when a researcher wants to:

1. AAvoid any participant drop-out
2. BTrack how the same individuals change over time
3. CCompare different age groups at a single time point
4. DGet results as quickly as possible

According to Erikson, older adults who look back on life with a sense of fulfilment achieve:

1. AIntimacy
2. BGenerativity
3. CIntegrity
4. DIndustry