Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AAuthoritarian (strict)
  2. BPermissive (indulgent)
  3. CUninvolved (neglectful)
  4. DAuthoritative
2.Easy

Who introduced the "zone of proximal development"?

  1. AJean Piaget
  2. BLev Vygotsky
  3. CLawrence Kohlberg
  4. DJohn Bowlby
3.Easy

A teenager feels that everyone at school will notice a small spot on her face. Elkind called this belief the:

  1. AIdentity crisis
  2. BPersonal fable
  3. CImaginary audience
  4. DMoral realism
4.Medium

Children get better at ignoring distractions and switching between tasks through childhood and adolescence. This improvement in executive function is linked mainly to maturation of the:

  1. APrefrontal cortex
  2. BOccipital lobe
  3. CCerebellum
  4. DBrainstem
5.Medium

A girl pays close attention to information about "girls' toys" and quickly forgets details about "boys' toys". Which theory best explains this?

  1. AEcological systems theory
  2. BGender schema theory
  3. CPsychoanalytic theory
  4. DAttachment theory
6.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. BInsecure-avoidant
  3. CDisorganised
  4. DSecurely attached
7.Hard

Ainsworth's sensitivity hypothesis proposes that secure attachment results mainly from:

  1. AThe amount of time the infant spends with any adult
  2. BThe infant's genetic temperament only
  3. CThe caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  4. DStrict feeding schedules
8.Hard

According to Erikson, older adults who look back on life with a sense of fulfilment achieve:

  1. AIntegrity
  2. BIndustry
  3. CIntimacy
  4. DGenerativity

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Uninvolved (neglectful)
  2. 2. B · Lev Vygotsky
  3. 3. C · Imaginary audience
  4. 4. A · Prefrontal cortex
  5. 5. B · Gender schema theory
  6. 6. B · Insecure-avoidant
  7. 7. C · The caregiver responding promptly and appropriately to the infant's signals
  8. 8. A · Integrity

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