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. AMesosystem
  2. BMicrosystem
  3. CMacrosystem
  4. DExosystem
2.Easy

At what age do most children say their first words?

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

Two toddlers play with blocks side by side but do not interact with each other. Parten called this:

  1. AParallel play
  2. BSolitary play
  3. CCooperative play
  4. DAssociative play
4.Medium

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

  1. AExpertise in one's own profession
  2. BGeneral knowledge about the world
  3. CKnowledge of word meanings
  4. DSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
5.Medium

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

  1. AIdentity achievement
  2. BForeclosure
  3. CMoratorium
  4. DIdentity diffusion
6.Medium

Which statement about the formal operational stage is correct?

  1. AChildren first develop object permanence
  2. BThinking is limited to concrete objects that are physically in front of them
  3. CAdolescents can reason about abstract and hypothetical problems
  4. DChildren cannot yet use symbols
7.Hard

In an adoption study, adopted children's IQ scores correlate more with their biological parents' scores than with their adoptive parents' scores. This suggests:

  1. AGenetic influence on individual differences in IQ
  2. BThat the family environment has no effect at all on IQ
  3. CThat IQ is fixed at birth
  4. DThat adoptive parents give poor care
8.Hard

In Hughes' "policeman doll" study, most children aged 3½–5 could hide a boy doll where two policemen could not see him. How does this relate to Piaget's three mountains task?

  1. AIt shows that children cannot take any other person's viewpoint before about age 7
  2. BIt shows that conservation develops before age 3
  3. CIt suggests young children are less egocentric when the task makes sense to them
  4. DIt confirms that young children are fully egocentric

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Microsystem
  2. 2. D · Around 12 months
  3. 3. A · Parallel play
  4. 4. D · Speed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
  5. 5. C · Moratorium
  6. 6. C · Adolescents can reason about abstract and hypothetical problems
  7. 7. A · Genetic influence on individual differences in IQ
  8. 8. C · It suggests young children are less egocentric when the task makes sense to them

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