Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

A newborn turns its head towards a touch on the cheek and opens its mouth. This is the:

1. AGrasping reflex
2. BRooting reflex
3. CBabinski reflex
4. DMoro reflex

Wariness or fear when an unfamiliar person approaches, typically appearing in the second half of the first year, is called:

1. AStranger anxiety
2. BSeparation anxiety
3. CSocial referencing
4. DImprinting

Konrad Lorenz found that goslings followed the first moving object they saw after hatching. This is called:

1. AAssimilation
2. BHabituation
3. CScaffolding
4. DImprinting

A study finds that the heritability of height in a population is about 0.8. What does this mean?

1. A80% of people in that group inherit height from their mother
2. B80% of each person's own height is caused by their genes
3. CHeight in that group cannot be changed by the environment
4. D80% of height differences in that group are linked to genes

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. AFast mapping
2. BBabbling
3. COverextension
4. DTelegraphic speech

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

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

In an adoption study, adopted children's IQ scores correlate more with their biological parents' scores than with their adoptive parents' scores. This suggests:

1. AGenetic influence on individual differences in IQ
2. BThat the family environment has no effect at all on IQ
3. CThat adoptive parents give poor care
4. DThat IQ is fixed at birth

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

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