Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AImaginary audience
2. BMoral realism
3. CPersonal fable
4. DIdentity crisis

A baby throws its arms outwards and then pulls them in after a sudden loud noise. This is the:

1. ARooting reflex
2. BMoro reflex
3. CSucking reflex
4. DStepping reflex

Gibson and Walk's "visual cliff" was designed to study infants':

1. AAttachment style
2. BLanguage comprehension
3. CColour vision
4. DDepth perception

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

Someone argues that Heinz should steal the drug because the right to life is more important than any property law. This reasoning is:

1. APost-conventional
2. BPre-conventional
3. CConventional
4. DHeteronomous

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

1. AAdvanced moral reasoning
2. BEarly language development
3. CHigher intelligence scores
4. DAffectionless psychopathy

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

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

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