Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

In Piaget's theory, which stage comes first?

1. AConcrete operational
2. BPreoperational
3. CFormal operational
4. DSensorimotor

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

1. ATelegraphic speech
2. BBabbling
3. COverregularisation
4. DUnderextension

Differences between age groups that are caused by growing up in different historical times are called:

1. AOrder effects
2. BPractice effects
3. CCohort effects
4. DCeiling effects

In Kohlberg's theory, a person who judges right and wrong mainly by avoiding punishment is at which level?

1. APre-conventional
2. BPost-conventional
3. CConventional
4. DFormal operational

Bandura's Bobo doll study demonstrated:

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

Scaffolding refers to:

1. APunishing errors so they are not repeated
2. BBuilding one fixed curriculum that every child must follow in order
3. CSupport given to a learner that is reduced as competence grows
4. DLetting children discover everything alone

A child is shown a Smarties tube, guesses it contains sweets, and finds pencils. Asked what a friend who has not looked will think is inside, a typical 3-year-old says "pencils". This shows:

1. AA failure to conserve quantity
2. BAn advanced theory of mind
3. CDifficulty understanding false beliefs
4. DA lack of object permanence

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 the task is too hard for anyone under 10
4. DIt showed autistic children have poor eyesight