Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Who developed attachment theory?

1. AJohn Bowlby
2. BJean Piaget
3. CAlbert Bandura
4. DB. F. Skinner

Which period of prenatal development comes first?

1. AFetal
2. BNeonatal
3. CEmbryonic
4. DGerminal

Bowlby's idea that infants form one special primary attachment, usually to the mother, is called:

1. AScaffolding
2. BImprinting
3. CTemperament
4. DMonotropy

Bandura's Bobo doll study demonstrated:

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

In Mischel's "marshmallow test", children could eat one treat now or wait to get two. The task measures:

1. AObject permanence
2. BDelay of gratification
3. CAttachment security
4. DConservation

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

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

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

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

Which of these is a key criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

1. AIt was based mainly on male participants and emphasised justice over care
2. BIt ignored moral reasoning completely
3. CIt was tested only on animals
4. DIt claimed moral development ends at age 5