Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Egocentrism in Piaget's preoperational stage means children:

  1. AOnly think about food
  2. BFind it hard to see things from another person's viewpoint
  3. CPrefer to play alone
  4. DAre selfish and refuse to share their toys with other children
2.Easy

Knowledge and vocabulary built up over a lifetime, which tend to stay stable or grow with age, are called:

  1. AEmotional intelligence
  2. BCrystallised intelligence
  3. CFluid intelligence
  4. DProcessing speed
3.Easy

The "rouge test", in which a mark is placed on a child's nose before they look in a mirror, measures:

  1. AUnderstanding false beliefs
  2. BDepth perception
  3. CObject permanence
  4. DVisual self-recognition
4.Medium

A student is actively trying out different majors and values but has not committed to any yet. In Marcia's model, this is:

  1. AMoratorium
  2. BIdentity achievement
  3. CForeclosure
  4. DIdentity diffusion
5.Medium

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

  1. ABlank grey cards
  2. BPlain coloured discs
  3. CPrinted text
  4. DFace-like patterns
6.Medium

A girl pays close attention to information about "girls' toys" and quickly forgets details about "boys' toys". Which theory best explains this?

  1. APsychoanalytic theory
  2. BGender schema theory
  3. CAttachment theory
  4. DEcological systems theory
7.Hard

Van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg's meta-analysis of Strange Situation studies in many countries found that:

  1. ASecure was most common everywhere; variation within countries was larger
  2. BAttachment type proportions were the same in every country studied
  3. CAvoidant attachment was the most common type in nearly every country studied
  4. DSecure attachment was common only in Western, individualist countries
8.Hard

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 always insecure-avoidant
  2. BAre securely attached in the Strange Situation
  3. CShow no attachment at all
  4. DDevelop formal operational thought earlier

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Find it hard to see things from another person's viewpoint
  2. 2. B · Crystallised intelligence
  3. 3. D · Visual self-recognition
  4. 4. A · Moratorium
  5. 5. D · Face-like patterns
  6. 6. B · Gender schema theory
  7. 7. A · Secure was most common everywhere; variation within countries was larger
  8. 8. B · Are securely attached in the Strange Situation

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