Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.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
2.Easy

Wariness or fear when an unfamiliar person approaches, typically appearing in the second half of the first year, is called:

  1. ASocial referencing
  2. BSeparation anxiety
  3. CImprinting
  4. DStranger anxiety
3.Easy

Who introduced the "zone of proximal development"?

  1. ALawrence Kohlberg
  2. BJean Piaget
  3. CJohn Bowlby
  4. DLev Vygotsky
4.Medium

A study finds that the heritability of height in a population is about 0.8. What does this mean?

  1. AHeight in that group cannot be changed by the environment
  2. B80% of people in that group inherit height from their mother
  3. C80% of height differences in that group are linked to genes
  4. D80% of each person's own height is caused by their genes
5.Medium

Which attachment type is shown by an infant who is very distressed at separation and both seeks and resists contact at reunion?

  1. AInsecure-resistant (ambivalent)
  2. BInsecure-avoidant
  3. CDisorganised only
  4. DSecure
6.Medium

Children get better at ignoring distractions and switching between tasks through childhood and adolescence. This improvement in executive function is linked mainly to maturation of the:

  1. ACerebellum
  2. BPrefrontal cortex
  3. COccipital lobe
  4. DBrainstem
7.Hard

An irritable, difficult baby tends to receive harsher parenting than a calm baby. This is an example of which gene–environment correlation?

  1. AGene–environment independence
  2. BEvocative
  3. CActive (niche-picking)
  4. DPassive
8.Hard

Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith gave the Sally–Anne task to autistic children, children with Down syndrome and typical children. Most autistic children failed, while most children with Down syndrome passed. Why was the Down syndrome group important?

  1. AIt showed that all three groups have exactly the same theory of mind
  2. BIt showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age
  3. CIt showed autistic children have poor eyesight
  4. DIt showed the task is too hard for anyone under 10

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Intimacy versus isolation
  2. 2. D · Stranger anxiety
  3. 3. D · Lev Vygotsky
  4. 4. C · 80% of height differences in that group are linked to genes
  5. 5. A · Insecure-resistant (ambivalent)
  6. 6. B · Prefrontal cortex
  7. 7. B · Evocative
  8. 8. B · It showed the failure was not simply due to low general mental age

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