Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Parents who show little warmth and make few demands, and are largely disengaged from their child, show which style?

1. APermissive (indulgent)
2. BUninvolved (neglectful)
3. CAuthoritarian (strict)
4. DAuthoritative

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

1. AAutonomy versus shame and doubt
2. BIndustry versus inferiority
3. CTrust versus mistrust
4. DInitiative versus guilt

According to Erikson, the main challenge of young adulthood is:

1. AIntimacy versus isolation
2. BIntegrity versus despair
3. CGenerativity versus stagnation
4. DIdentity versus role confusion

A student is actively trying out different majors and values but has not committed to any yet. In Marcia's model, this is:

1. AForeclosure
2. BIdentity achievement
3. CMoratorium
4. DIdentity diffusion

A researcher tests 5-, 10- and 15-year-olds now and then retests the same groups every two years. This design is called:

1. ACross-sectional
2. BCross-sequential
3. CCase study
4. DLongitudinal only

An 18-year-old becomes a dentist like her parents expected, without ever considering other options. In Marcia's model, her identity status is:

1. AMoratorium
2. BIdentity achievement
3. CForeclosure
4. DIdentity diffusion

In Vygotsky's theory, private speech in young children is seen as:

1. AA symptom of a language delay
2. BA tool for guiding their own thinking that later becomes inner speech
3. CSpeech mainly intended to communicate information to other people nearby
4. DA sign of egocentrism with no function

Main's Adult Attachment Interview found that parents who describe their own childhood in a coherent, balanced way tend to have infants who:

1. AAre securely attached in the Strange Situation
2. BShow no attachment at all
3. CAre always insecure-avoidant
4. DDevelop formal operational thought earlier