Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AStranger anxiety
  2. BImprinting
  3. CSeparation anxiety
  4. DSocial referencing
2.Easy

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

  1. AMoral realism
  2. BIdentity crisis
  3. CImaginary audience
  4. DPersonal fable
3.Easy

A child says "I goed to the park" and "two mouses". This error is called:

  1. ABabbling
  2. BOverregularisation
  3. CUnderextension
  4. DTelegraphic speech
4.Medium

A 9-month-old finds a toy hidden under cloth A several times. The toy is then hidden under cloth B in full view, but the infant searches under A again. This is:

  1. AThe A-not-B error
  2. BConservation failure
  3. CAnimism
  4. DCentration
5.Medium

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

  1. APermissive
  2. BAuthoritarian
  3. CUninvolved
  4. DAuthoritative
6.Medium

An infant in the Strange Situation approaches the parent with the head turned away, then freezes. Contradictory behaviour like this indicates which attachment type?

  1. ASecure
  2. BInsecure-avoidant
  3. CInsecure-resistant
  4. DDisorganised
7.Hard

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

  1. AIntegrity
  2. BIndustry
  3. CGenerativity
  4. DIntimacy
8.Hard

Wynn showed 5-month-olds one doll, then a second doll being added behind a screen. When the screen dropped to reveal only one doll, infants looked longer. This suggests infants:

  1. APrefer one doll to two dolls
  2. BHave basic expectations about small numbers
  3. CCannot see objects behind screens
  4. DHave already learned to count aloud

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Stranger anxiety
  2. 2. C · Imaginary audience
  3. 3. B · Overregularisation
  4. 4. A · The A-not-B error
  5. 5. B · Authoritarian
  6. 6. D · Disorganised
  7. 7. A · Integrity
  8. 8. B · Have basic expectations about small numbers

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