Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Parents who show little warmth and make few demands, and are largely disengaged from their child, show which style?

  1. AUninvolved (neglectful)
  2. BPermissive (indulgent)
  3. CAuthoritarian (strict)
  4. DAuthoritative
2.Easy

Comparing identical and fraternal twins is mainly used to study:

  1. AThe relative influence of genes and environment
  2. BHow memory develops during the first year of life
  3. CWhy some children start babbling earlier
  4. DWhether Piaget's stages occur in a fixed order
3.Easy

According to Erikson, the main challenge of young adulthood is:

  1. AIntimacy versus isolation
  2. BGenerativity versus stagnation
  3. CIntegrity versus despair
  4. DIdentity versus role confusion
4.Medium

Baillargeon found that young infants looked longer at "impossible" events, such as a screen rotating through a box behind it. This suggests infants:

  1. APrefer moving screens to objects that stay still
  2. BKnow hidden objects still exist earlier than Piaget thought
  3. CHave no memory for events that they cannot see
  4. DCannot perceive objects at all once they move behind screens
5.Medium

In Vygotsky's theory, an older sibling who helps a child learn to tie shoelaces is acting as:

  1. AA primary attachment figure
  2. BAn imaginary audience
  3. CA formal operational thinker
  4. DA more knowledgeable other
6.Medium

Kagan described some toddlers who are consistently shy, cautious and quiet with unfamiliar people and situations. This temperament is called:

  1. ALearned helplessness
  2. BDisorganised attachment
  3. CBehavioural inhibition
  4. DIdentity diffusion
7.Hard

In Tronick's "still-face" procedure, a mother suddenly stops responding and keeps a neutral face. Infants typically react by:

  1. ATurning to the experimenter instead and staying calm throughout
  2. BSmiling and babbling much more than before the change
  3. CTrying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away
  4. DIgnoring the change and carrying on playing as before
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Uninvolved (neglectful)
  2. 2. A · The relative influence of genes and environment
  3. 3. A · Intimacy versus isolation
  4. 4. B · Know hidden objects still exist earlier than Piaget thought
  5. 5. D · A more knowledgeable other
  6. 6. C · Behavioural inhibition
  7. 7. C · Trying to re-engage her, then becoming upset and looking away
  8. 8. B · Track how the same individuals change over time

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