Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A preoperational child says the sun is following her because it wants to play. This is an example of:

1. AConservation
2. BReversibility
3. CAnimism
4. DSeriation

A child says "I goed to the park" and "two mouses". This error is called:

1. AOverregularisation
2. BBabbling
3. CUnderextension
4. DTelegraphic speech

Harlow's monkey experiments showed that infant monkeys preferred:

1. ABeing alone to having any mother
2. BOther infant monkeys only
3. CA wire mother with food over a cloth mother without any food
4. DA soft cloth mother without food over a wire mother with food

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. BFast mapping
3. CBabbling
4. DTelegraphic speech

Which feature is typical of infant-directed speech ("parentese")?

1. AHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
2. BA flat, quiet and monotonous tone
3. CFast speech with very few pauses
4. DLong sentences with complex grammar

A 9-year-old can arrange sticks from shortest to longest quickly and without errors. This ability is called:

1. AAccommodation
2. BSeriation
3. CConservation
4. DAnimism

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

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

The pianist Arthur Rubinstein, in old age, played fewer pieces, practised them more and slowed down before fast passages to make them seem faster. This illustrates:

1. AIdentity foreclosure
2. BSocioemotional selectivity only
3. CFluid intelligence improving with age
4. DSelective optimisation with compensation