Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

At what age do most children say their first words?

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

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

  1. AConcrete operational
  2. BPreoperational
  3. CSensorimotor
  4. DFormal operational
3.Easy

Who introduced the "zone of proximal development"?

  1. AJohn Bowlby
  2. BLawrence Kohlberg
  3. CJean Piaget
  4. DLev Vygotsky
4.Medium

An infant in the Strange Situation approaches the parent with the head turned away, then freezes. Contradictory behaviour like this indicates which attachment type?

  1. AInsecure-resistant
  2. BInsecure-avoidant
  3. CDisorganised
  4. DSecure
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. AMoratorium
  2. BIdentity achievement
  3. CIdentity diffusion
  4. DForeclosure
6.Medium

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
7.Hard

Samuel and Bryant asked children about conservation only once, after the transformation, instead of before and after. Their results showed that:

  1. ANo child could conserve before age 11 in either version of the task
  2. BChildren did worse than in Piaget's version, so he overestimated them
  3. CThe number of questions asked made no difference to the results
  4. DChildren did better, suggesting the two-question format misled them
8.Hard

In Tronick's "still-face" procedure, a mother suddenly stops responding and keeps a neutral face. Infants typically react by:

  1. AIgnoring the change and carrying on playing as before
  2. BSmiling and babbling much more than before the change
  3. CTrying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away
  4. DTurning to the experimenter instead and staying calm throughout

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Around 12 months
  2. 2. C · Sensorimotor
  3. 3. D · Lev Vygotsky
  4. 4. C · Disorganised
  5. 5. A · Moratorium
  6. 6. A · Focusing on emotionally meaningful goals as time feels shorter
  7. 7. D · Children did better, suggesting the two-question format misled them
  8. 8. C · Trying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away

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