Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which period of prenatal development comes first?

  1. AGerminal
  2. BEmbryonic
  3. CFetal
  4. DNeonatal
2.Easy

Which researcher used the "Strange Situation" to classify attachment types?

  1. AErik Erikson
  2. BMary Ainsworth
  3. CHarry Harlow
  4. DLev Vygotsky
3.Easy

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

  1. AUnderextension
  2. BTelegraphic speech
  3. COverregularisation
  4. DBabbling
4.Medium

A 1-year-old says "up!" while raising her arms, meaning "Pick me up". A single word used to express a whole idea is called a:

  1. AHolophrase
  2. BMorpheme
  3. CTelegraphic sentence
  4. DPhoneme
5.Medium

Habituation in infant research is used to show that babies:

  1. AAre born with full adult vision
  2. BBecome drowsy and sleep more when the same stimulus is presented over and over again
  3. CCan tell two stimuli apart because interest returns when the stimulus changes
  4. DPrefer their own reflection
6.Medium

Which statement about the formal operational stage is correct?

  1. AAdolescents can reason about abstract and hypothetical problems
  2. BThinking is limited to concrete objects that are physically in front of them
  3. CChildren first develop object permanence
  4. DChildren cannot yet use symbols
7.Hard

Parents who love reading pass on genes linked to verbal ability and also fill the house with books. This is which gene–environment correlation?

  1. APassive
  2. BActive (niche-picking)
  3. CGene–environment interaction
  4. DEvocative
8.Hard

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

  1. AIntimacy
  2. BIndustry
  3. CIntegrity
  4. DGenerativity

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Germinal
  2. 2. B · Mary Ainsworth
  3. 3. C · Overregularisation
  4. 4. A · Holophrase
  5. 5. C · Can tell two stimuli apart because interest returns when the stimulus changes
  6. 6. A · Adolescents can reason about abstract and hypothetical problems
  7. 7. A · Passive
  8. 8. C · Integrity

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