Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Who developed attachment theory?

1. AJohn Bowlby
2. BB. F. Skinner
3. CJean Piaget
4. DAlbert Bandura

Harlow's monkey experiments showed that infant monkeys preferred:

1. AOther infant monkeys only
2. BA wire mother with food over a cloth mother without any food
3. CBeing alone to having any mother
4. DA soft cloth mother without food over a wire mother with food

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

1. ABabbling
2. BTelegraphic speech
3. COverregularisation
4. DCooing

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. ASecurely attached
2. BInsecure-avoidant
3. CDisorganised
4. DInsecure-resistant

Scaffolding refers to:

1. APunishing errors so they are not repeated
2. BSupport given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
3. CBuilding one fixed curriculum that every child must follow in order
4. DLetting children discover everything alone

Bowlby's "44 thieves" study linked early prolonged separation from the mother to:

1. AAffectionless psychopathy
2. BEarly language development
3. CHigher intelligence scores
4. DAdvanced moral reasoning

Which of these is a key criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

1. AIt was tested only on animals
2. BIt claimed moral development ends at age 5
3. CIt was based mainly on male participants and emphasised justice over care
4. DIt ignored moral reasoning completely

Hodges and Tizard followed children raised in institutions until after age 2, some later adopted and some returned to their birth families. At age 16, a common finding across both groups was:

1. AComplete failure to form any family attachments
2. BExceptionally high academic achievement
3. CNo differences at all from family-reared children
4. DDifficulties in peer relationships