Developmental psychology worksheet with answers

Who developed attachment theory?

1. AB. F. Skinner
2. BJean Piaget
3. CJohn Bowlby
4. DAlbert Bandura

Object permanence is the understanding that:

1. AThe amount of liquid stays the same in a different glass
2. BObjects can be sorted by size
3. CObjects continue to exist when they cannot be seen
4. DOther people have different thoughts

At what age do most children say their first words?

1. AAround 12 months
2. BAround 5 years
3. CAround 3 months
4. DAround 30 months

Baumrind's authoritative parenting style combines:

1. AHigh warmth with high, clearly explained expectations
2. BHigh warmth with few rules or demands
3. CLow warmth and low involvement
4. DLow warmth with strict rules and very little explanation

Kagan described some toddlers who are consistently shy, cautious and quiet with unfamiliar people and situations. This temperament is called:

1. ALearned helplessness
2. BIdentity diffusion
3. CDisorganised attachment
4. DBehavioural inhibition

Which attachment type is shown by an infant who is very distressed at separation and both seeks and resists contact at reunion?

1. ADisorganised only
2. BInsecure-avoidant
3. CSecure
4. DInsecure-resistant (ambivalent)

Wood and Middleton watched mothers help children build a puzzle. Which strategy was most effective?

1. AThe same high level of help throughout the task
2. BShowing the full solution right at the start
3. CMore help after failure and less help after success
4. DNo help at all until the child asked for it

Parents who love reading pass on genes linked to verbal ability and also fill the house with books. This is which gene–environment correlation?

1. AEvocative
2. BGene–environment interaction
3. CActive (niche-picking)
4. DPassive