Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AImprinting
  2. BSeparation anxiety
  3. CStranger anxiety
  4. DSocial referencing
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. BFluid intelligence
  3. CProcessing speed
  4. DCrystallised intelligence
3.Easy

A girl's first menstrual period is called:

  1. AMenopause
  2. BSpermarche
  3. CAdrenarche
  4. DMenarche
4.Medium

Older adults often prefer spending time with a few close friends rather than meeting new people. Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory explains this as:

  1. AA decline in crystallised intelligence and memory
  2. BFear of strangers that grows steadily in later life
  3. CFocusing on emotionally meaningful goals as time feels shorter
  4. DA gradual loss of social skills that tends to come with increasing age
5.Medium

Which feature is typical of infant-directed speech ("parentese")?

  1. ALong sentences with complex grammar
  2. BFast speech with very few pauses
  3. CA flat, quiet and monotonous tone
  4. DHigher pitch and exaggerated intonation
6.Medium

A parent sets strict rules, expects obedience without discussion and says "Because I said so". This style is:

  1. APermissive
  2. BAuthoritarian
  3. CUninvolved
  4. DAuthoritative
7.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. ADevelop formal operational thought earlier
  2. BShow no attachment at all
  3. CAre securely attached in the Strange Situation
  4. DAre always insecure-avoidant
8.Hard

On a visual cliff set to a moderate drop, most infants crossed when their mother smiled but few crossed when she showed fear. This shows:

  1. AThat infants cannot perceive depth
  2. BSocial referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour
  3. CImprinting on the mother's face
  4. DThat infants ignore their caregivers' facial expressions in new situations

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Stranger anxiety
  2. 2. D · Crystallised intelligence
  3. 3. D · Menarche
  4. 4. C · Focusing on emotionally meaningful goals as time feels shorter
  5. 5. D · Higher pitch and exaggerated intonation
  6. 6. B · Authoritarian
  7. 7. C · Are securely attached in the Strange Situation
  8. 8. B · Social referencing: using a caregiver's emotion to guide behaviour

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