Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AExosystem
  2. BMesosystem
  3. CMicrosystem
  4. DMacrosystem
2.Easy

A baby throws its arms outwards and then pulls them in after a sudden loud noise. This is the:

  1. ARooting reflex
  2. BMoro reflex
  3. CSucking reflex
  4. DStepping reflex
3.Easy

Parents who show little warmth and make few demands, and are largely disengaged from their child, show which style?

  1. APermissive (indulgent)
  2. BAuthoritative
  3. CUninvolved (neglectful)
  4. DAuthoritarian (strict)
4.Medium

Which concept refers to a period when a child is especially sensitive to certain experiences?

  1. AHabituation
  2. BAccommodation
  3. CCritical (sensitive) period
  4. DObject permanence
5.Medium

Young infants in English-speaking homes can tell apart some Hindi speech sounds that English-speaking adults cannot, but most lose this ability by about the end of the first year. This is called:

  1. AFast mapping
  2. BHabituation
  3. CPerceptual narrowing
  4. DOverregularisation
6.Medium

In Vygotsky's theory, an older sibling who helps a child learn to tie shoelaces is acting as:

  1. AA primary attachment figure
  2. BAn imaginary audience
  3. CA more knowledgeable other
  4. DA formal operational thinker
7.Hard

Parents who love reading pass on genes linked to verbal ability and also fill the house with books. This is which gene–environment correlation?

  1. AEvocative
  2. BActive (niche-picking)
  3. CPassive
  4. DGene–environment interaction
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Microsystem
  2. 2. B · Moro reflex
  3. 3. C · Uninvolved (neglectful)
  4. 4. C · Critical (sensitive) period
  5. 5. C · Perceptual narrowing
  6. 6. C · A more knowledgeable other
  7. 7. C · Passive
  8. 8. B · 0.6

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