Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

According to Erikson, the main conflict of infancy is:

1. ATrust versus mistrust
2. BIndustry versus inferiority
3. CInitiative versus guilt
4. DAutonomy versus shame and doubt

According to Erikson, the main challenge of young adulthood is:

1. AIdentity versus role confusion
2. BGenerativity versus stagnation
3. CIntimacy versus isolation
4. DIntegrity versus despair

Repetitive syllables such as "ba-ba-ba" in an infant's vocalisations are called:

1. ACooing
2. BHolophrases
3. CTelegraphic speech
4. DBabbling

Which ability is most likely to decline from early adulthood onwards?

1. AGeneral knowledge about the world
2. BSpeed in solving new, unfamiliar problems
3. CExpertise in one's own profession
4. DKnowledge of word meanings

The Sally–Anne task is used to test whether a child has:

1. AConservation of number
2. BSecure attachment
3. CTheory of mind
4. DObject permanence

Scaffolding refers to:

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

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

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

1. APassive
2. BGene–environment independence
3. CEvocative
4. DActive (niche-picking)