Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. ASocial referencing
2. BStranger anxiety
3. CImprinting
4. DSeparation anxiety

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

1. AMoral realism
2. BImaginary audience
3. CPersonal fable
4. DIdentity crisis

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

1. AErik Erikson
2. BHarry Harlow
3. CMary Ainsworth
4. DLev Vygotsky

Bandura's Bobo doll study demonstrated:

1. APunishment of a model always reduces children's aggression
2. BAggression is purely genetic
3. CChildren learn aggressive behaviour by observing adults
4. DChildren only imitate other children

Fantz showed infants pairs of patterns and measured how long they looked at each. Many young infants looked longest at:

1. APrinted text
2. BPlain coloured discs
3. CBlank grey cards
4. DFace-like patterns

Shown 7 roses and 3 tulips, a 5-year-old says there are more roses than flowers. Which ability is still lacking?

1. ATheory of mind
2. BDeferred imitation
3. CClass inclusion
4. DObject permanence

In sociometric studies, how do "rejected" children differ from "neglected" children?

1. ARejected children are disliked; neglected ones are rarely named
2. BRejected children are named as liked more often than other children
3. CNeglected children are the most actively disliked in the class
4. DThe two groups get exactly the same pattern of nominations

Main's Adult Attachment Interview found that parents who describe their own childhood in a coherent, balanced way tend to have infants who:

1. AAre securely attached in the Strange Situation
2. BDevelop formal operational thought earlier
3. CAre always insecure-avoidant
4. DShow no attachment at all