Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Egocentrism in Piaget's preoperational stage means children:

1. AOnly think about food
2. BFind it hard to see things from another person's viewpoint
3. CPrefer to play alone
4. DAre selfish and refuse to share their toys with other children

A child who called every four-legged animal "dog" learns that cats are different and forms a new category. In Piaget's terms, this is:

1. AEgocentrism
2. BAssimilation
3. CAccommodation
4. DConservation

Who developed attachment theory?

1. AJean Piaget
2. BB. F. Skinner
3. CAlbert Bandura
4. DJohn Bowlby

A 3-year-old hears a new word once, "This is the chromium tray", and later picks out the correct tray. This is called:

1. AOverextension
2. BFast mapping
3. CBabbling
4. DTelegraphic speech

A parent sets strict rules, expects obedience without discussion and says "Because I said so". This style is:

1. AAuthoritarian
2. BPermissive
3. CAuthoritative
4. DUninvolved

The Sally–Anne task is used to test whether a child has:

1. AConservation of number
2. BTheory of mind
3. CSecure attachment
4. DObject permanence

Wood and Middleton watched mothers help children build a puzzle. Which strategy was most effective?

1. AThe same high level of help throughout the task
2. BNo help at all until the child asked for it
3. CShowing the full solution right at the start
4. DMore help after failure and less help after success

Adults rarely remember events from before the age of about 3. Which explanation is commonly given for this infantile amnesia?

1. AImmature brain systems and limited language and self-concept at encoding
2. BMemories from infancy are all repressed because they are deeply traumatic
3. CInfants have no ability to learn
4. DYoung children experience no events worth remembering