Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A child understands that she will stay a girl even if she cuts her hair short or plays football. Kohlberg called this:

1. AGender role
2. BGender schema
3. CGender constancy
4. DGender typing

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused by:

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

A child who called every four-legged animal "dog" learns that cats are different and forms a new category. In Piaget's terms, this is:

1. AConservation
2. BEgocentrism
3. CAssimilation
4. DAccommodation

Scaffolding refers to:

1. APunishing errors so they are not repeated
2. BLetting children discover everything alone
3. CBuilding one fixed curriculum that every child must follow in order
4. DSupport given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

1. AHigh warmth with few rules or demands
2. BLow warmth and low involvement
3. CLow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation
4. DHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations

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

1. AKnowledge of word meanings
2. BSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
3. CGeneral knowledge about the world
4. DExpertise in one's own profession

Which finding is a major criticism of Piaget's formal operational stage?

1. AFormal operations usually appear before concrete operations
2. BMany adults do not reason formally, and it depends on schooling
3. CAdolescents cannot think abstractly at all, even with specific training
4. DMost children reach formal operations by about age 5

Genie was isolated and given almost no language input until she was found at age 13. Later she learned many words but never mastered grammar. This case is often used to support:

1. AThe idea that language is learned only through reinforcement
2. BA critical or sensitive period for language acquisition
3. CThe claim that grammar is learned faster than vocabulary
4. DThe idea that age has no effect on language learning