Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

At what age do most children say their first words?

1. AAround 30 months
2. BAround 5 years
3. CAround 12 months
4. DAround 3 months

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

1. ARooting reflex
2. BGrasping reflex
3. CBabinski reflex
4. DMoro reflex

Object permanence is the understanding that:

1. AObjects continue to exist when they cannot be seen
2. BObjects can be sorted by size
3. COther people have different thoughts
4. DThe amount of liquid stays the same in a different glass

According to Piaget, assimilation means:

1. AForgetting an old schema
2. BCopying the behaviour of a model
3. CChanging an existing schema to fit new information
4. DFitting new information into an existing schema

Which feature is typical of infant-directed speech ("parentese")?

1. AFast speech with very few pauses
2. BHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
3. CLong sentences with complex grammar
4. DA flat, quiet and monotonous tone

An 18-year-old becomes a dentist like her parents expected, without ever considering other options. In Marcia's model, her identity status is:

1. AIdentity achievement
2. BIdentity diffusion
3. CForeclosure
4. DMoratorium

A longitudinal design is preferred over a cross-sectional design when a researcher wants to:

1. AAvoid any participant drop-out
2. BGet results as quickly as possible
3. CTrack how the same individuals change over time
4. DCompare different age groups at a single time point

A critic argues that Piaget underestimated young children. Which finding supports this?

1. AAdults rarely reason abstractly
2. BChildren never pass false-belief tasks before age 7
3. CInfants show no memory of hidden objects at all
4. DChildren conserve number earlier when the task is changed so the transformation seems accidental