Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A teratogen is:

  1. AA hormone released by the placenta to start labour
  2. BA gene that controls the timing of puberty in teens
  3. CA reflex that is present in newborn babies only
  4. DAn outside agent that can harm prenatal development
2.Easy

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused by:

  1. AAlcohol exposure before birth
  2. BA single inherited gene
  3. CToo little sleep during infancy
  4. DDrinking alcohol in early childhood
3.Easy

A baby throws its arms outwards and then pulls them in after a sudden loud noise. This is the:

  1. AMoro reflex
  2. BSucking reflex
  3. CStepping reflex
  4. DRooting reflex
4.Medium

Which concept refers to a period when a child is especially sensitive to certain experiences?

  1. AHabituation
  2. BAccommodation
  3. CCritical (sensitive) period
  4. DObject permanence
5.Medium

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

  1. AGeneral knowledge about the world
  2. BKnowledge of word meanings
  3. CSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
  4. DExpertise in one's own profession
6.Medium

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

Adolescents take more risks in a driving game when friends are watching, but adults are less affected. Steinberg explains this mainly by:

  1. AAdolescents being unable to understand the rules of the driving game
  2. BReward systems maturing earlier than prefrontal self-control
  3. CAdolescents having faster reaction times than adults do
  4. DAdults being less aware of risks than adolescents are

Answer key

  1. 1. D · An outside agent that can harm prenatal development
  2. 2. A · Alcohol exposure before birth
  3. 3. A · Moro reflex
  4. 4. C · Critical (sensitive) period
  5. 5. C · Speed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
  6. 6. A · Holophrase
  7. 7. A · It suggests young children are less egocentric when the task makes sense to them
  8. 8. B · Reward systems maturing earlier than prefrontal self-control

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