Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

  1. AConcrete operational
  2. BPreoperational
  3. CFormal operational
  4. DSensorimotor
2.Easy

Who introduced the "zone of proximal development"?

  1. ALawrence Kohlberg
  2. BLev Vygotsky
  3. CJohn Bowlby
  4. DJean Piaget
3.Easy

The "rouge test", in which a mark is placed on a child's nose before they look in a mirror, measures:

  1. AUnderstanding false beliefs
  2. BVisual self-recognition
  3. CObject permanence
  4. DDepth perception
4.Medium

A girl pays close attention to information about "girls' toys" and quickly forgets details about "boys' toys". Which theory best explains this?

  1. AGender schema theory
  2. BAttachment theory
  3. CEcological systems theory
  4. DPsychoanalytic theory
5.Medium

Baillargeon found that young infants looked longer at "impossible" events, such as a screen rotating through a box behind it. This suggests infants:

  1. AKnow hidden objects still exist earlier than Piaget thought
  2. BPrefer moving screens to objects that stay still
  3. CCannot perceive objects at all once they move behind screens
  4. DHave no memory for events that they cannot see
6.Medium

Someone argues that Heinz should steal the drug because the right to life is more important than any property law. This reasoning is:

  1. APre-conventional
  2. BPost-conventional
  3. CConventional
  4. DHeteronomous
7.Hard

Wynn showed 5-month-olds one doll, then a second doll being added behind a screen. When the screen dropped to reveal only one doll, infants looked longer. This suggests infants:

  1. ACannot see objects behind screens
  2. BHave already learned to count aloud
  3. CPrefer one doll to two dolls
  4. DHave basic expectations about small numbers
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Sensorimotor
  2. 2. B · Lev Vygotsky
  3. 3. B · Visual self-recognition
  4. 4. A · Gender schema theory
  5. 5. A · Know hidden objects still exist earlier than Piaget thought
  6. 6. B · Post-conventional
  7. 7. D · Have basic expectations about small numbers
  8. 8. D · The caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals

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