Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Bowlby's idea that infants form one special primary attachment, usually to the mother, is called:

1. AMonotropy
2. BScaffolding
3. CImprinting
4. DTemperament

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

1. AStepping reflex
2. BRooting reflex
3. CMoro reflex
4. DSucking reflex

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

1. ABabbling
2. BCooing
3. CTelegraphic speech
4. DOverregularisation

A researcher tests 5-, 10- and 15-year-olds now and then retests the same groups every two years. This design is called:

1. ALongitudinal only
2. BCase study
3. CCross-sectional
4. DCross-sequential

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

1. AConventional
2. BPost-conventional
3. CPre-conventional
4. DHeteronomous

In Mischel's "marshmallow test", children could eat one treat now or wait to get two. The task measures:

1. AConservation
2. BObject permanence
3. CDelay of gratification
4. DAttachment security

A teacher plans maths lessons. Which plan fits Vygotsky's view better than Piaget's?

1. APair pupils with a more skilled partner and give guided help just beyond their level
2. BLet pupils discover the rules alone with no adult guidance
3. CTeach only the tasks that pupils can already complete independently, without any help
4. DWait until pupils reach the right stage before teaching the topic

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

1. AGet results as quickly as possible
2. BTrack how the same individuals change over time
3. CCompare different age groups at a single time point
4. DAvoid any participant drop-out