Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

1. AAutonomy versus shame and doubt
2. BIndustry versus inferiority
3. CTrust versus mistrust
4. DInitiative versus guilt

Which researcher used the "Strange Situation" to classify attachment types?

1. ALev Vygotsky
2. BErik Erikson
3. CHarry Harlow
4. DMary Ainsworth

A teratogen is:

1. AA gene that controls the timing of puberty in teens
2. BA reflex that is present in newborn babies only
3. CAn outside agent that can harm prenatal development
4. DA hormone released by the placenta to start labour

In Mischel's "marshmallow test", children could eat one treat now or wait to get two. The task measures:

1. AConservation
2. BAttachment security
3. CObject permanence
4. DDelay of gratification

A teenager drives dangerously, believing "accidents happen to other people, not to me". Elkind called this belief the:

1. AForeclosure
2. BPersonal fable
3. CHostile attribution bias
4. DImaginary audience

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

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

For a trait, identical twins correlate 0.8 and fraternal twins correlate 0.5. Using Falconer's formula, the rough heritability estimate is:

1. A0.6
2. B0.8
3. C0.3
4. D0.4

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

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