Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Wariness or fear when an unfamiliar person approaches, typically appearing in the second half of the first year, is called:

  1. ASeparation anxiety
  2. BSocial referencing
  3. CImprinting
  4. DStranger anxiety
2.Easy

A toddler says "Daddy go car" and "want milk". This stage of language is called:

  1. ACooing
  2. BOverregularisation
  3. CBabbling
  4. DTelegraphic speech
3.Easy

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

  1. AGrasping reflex
  2. BRooting reflex
  3. CBabinski reflex
  4. DMoro reflex
4.Medium

Someone argues that Heinz should steal the drug because the right to life is more important than any property law. This reasoning is:

  1. APost-conventional
  2. BPre-conventional
  3. CConventional
  4. DHeteronomous
5.Medium

In the Strange Situation, an infant shows little distress when the mother leaves and ignores or turns away from her when she returns. This infant is classed as:

  1. AInsecure-resistant
  2. BSecurely attached
  3. CInsecure-avoidant
  4. DDisorganised
6.Medium

A parent's stressful workplace affects a child's home life, although the child never goes there. In Bronfenbrenner's theory, the workplace is part of the child's:

  1. AChronosystem
  2. BMesosystem
  3. CExosystem
  4. DMicrosystem
7.Hard

Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith gave the Sally–Anne task to autistic children, children with Down syndrome and typical children. Most autistic children failed, while most children with Down syndrome passed. Why was the Down syndrome group important?

  1. AIt showed autistic children have poor eyesight
  2. BIt showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  3. CIt showed the task is too hard for anyone under 10
  4. DIt showed that all three groups have exactly the same theory of mind
8.Hard

On a visual cliff set to a moderate drop, most infants crossed when their mother smiled but few crossed when she showed fear. This shows:

  1. AImprinting on the mother's face
  2. BSocial referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour
  3. CThat infants cannot perceive depth
  4. DThat infants ignore their caregivers' facial expressions in new situations

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Stranger anxiety
  2. 2. D · Telegraphic speech
  3. 3. B · Rooting reflex
  4. 4. A · Post-conventional
  5. 5. C · Insecure-avoidant
  6. 6. C · Exosystem
  7. 7. B · It showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  8. 8. B · Social referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour

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