Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

According to Erikson, the main challenge of young adulthood is:

1. AIdentity versus role confusion
2. BIntimacy versus isolation
3. CGenerativity versus stagnation
4. DIntegrity versus despair

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

1. AOverregularisation
2. BTelegraphic speech
3. CUnderextension
4. DBabbling

Who developed attachment theory?

1. AAlbert Bandura
2. BJohn Bowlby
3. CB. F. Skinner
4. DJean Piaget

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

1. ALow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation
2. BHigh warmth with few rules or demands
3. CHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
4. DLow warmth and low involvement

A researcher tests 5-, 10- and 15-year-olds now and then retests the same groups every two years. This design is called:

1. ACross-sequential
2. BLongitudinal only
3. CCross-sectional
4. DCase study

Habituation in infant research is used to show that babies:

1. ACan tell two stimuli apart because interest returns when the stimulus changes
2. BAre born with full adult vision
3. CBecome drowsy and sleep more when the same stimulus is presented over and over again
4. DPrefer their own reflection

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

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

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

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