Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A newborn turns its head towards a touch on the cheek and opens its mouth. This is the:

1. ABabinski reflex
2. BMoro reflex
3. CRooting reflex
4. DGrasping reflex

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, a child's family, school and friends belong to the:

1. AMacrosystem
2. BMesosystem
3. CMicrosystem
4. DExosystem

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

1. APreoperational
2. BSensorimotor
3. CConcrete operational
4. DFormal operational

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. ATelegraphic sentence
2. BHolophrase
3. CPhoneme
4. DMorpheme

Fantz showed infants pairs of patterns and measured how long they looked at each. Many young infants looked longest at:

1. ABlank grey cards
2. BFace-like patterns
3. CPrinted text
4. DPlain coloured discs

Older adults often prefer spending time with a few close friends rather than meeting new people. Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory explains this as:

1. AFocusing on emotionally meaningful goals as time feels shorter
2. BA gradual loss of social skills that tends to come with increasing age
3. CFear of strangers that grows steadily in later life
4. DA decline in crystallised intelligence and memory

Main's Adult Attachment Interview found that parents who describe their own childhood in a coherent, balanced way tend to have infants who:

1. AShow no attachment at all
2. BDevelop formal operational thought earlier
3. CAre always insecure-avoidant
4. DAre securely attached in the Strange Situation

Turiel found that young children say hitting is wrong even if a teacher allows it, but wearing pyjamas to school is fine if the teacher allows it. This suggests children:

1. AThink that clothing rules are more serious than hitting
2. BHave no understanding of rules before age 7
3. CJudge all rules only by adult authority
4. DDistinguish moral rules from social conventions early