WorksheetsPsychological Development
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
Which of the following can be considered to be a developmental change?
a)
being in a good mood after getting back a maths test result
b)
trying bungee jumping for the first time
c)
having a good night's sleep after not having slept well for three nights
d)
regularly speaking in public without getting anxious after having learnt a strategy to manage anxiety
2.
Maturation means that
a)
physical development and psychological development occur independently of one another
b)
the brain and nervous system need to be sufficiently developed before someone can think, feel or behave in a particular way
c)
psychological development does not occur in a sequential way
d)
if someone practices any skill they become competent at that skill
3.
Developmental psychologists divide the lifespan into aged based stages. In this method infancy is the period of ______________ while childhood is the period of ___________.
a)
birth to one year, one year to ten years
b)
birth to six months, six months to ten years
c)
birth to eighteen months, eighteen months to eight years
d)
birth to two years, two years to ten years
4.
Developmental psychologists describe changes in the body and its systems as ____________ development, and changes in how we experience and express feelings as ______________ development.
a)
social, emotional
b)
cognitive, social
c)
physical, emotional
d)
physical, cognitive
5.
New parents, James and Ella want their son Kian to walk as fast as possible. James helps Kian onto his feet at every chance. We know that according to ______________________, Kian will not walk until he goes through the optimum period of time in which his neurons are primed to learn the skill.
a)
sensitive periods
b)
principle of readiness
c)
theory of maturation
d)
stages of the lifespan
6.
In the ‘nature versus nurture debate’, nature refers to _______________, while nurture refers to _______________.
a)
the physical environment; attachment to one’s parent
b)
physical characteristics; mental functions
c)
inherited genetic makeup of an individual; external environmental influences
d)
the environment; heredity
7.
Examples of characteristic that are determined by heredity is _______________, while _______________ is/are determined by the environment.
a)
singing ability; intelligence
b)
athletic ability; eye shape
c)
social skills; the number of fiends one has
d)
hair colour; what school one goes to
8.
Ailsa, a one-year-old infant is taken to daycare by her mother Karen. When Karen leaves Ailsa does not cry and when Karen returns to pick Ailsa up she appears not to notice and ignores her.According to Mary Ainsworth’s theory of Attachment, Ailsa is demonstrating _______________ attachment.
a)
Secure
b)
avoidant
c)
resistant
d)
non-existent
9.
Ailsa, a one-year-old infant is taken to daycare by her mother Karen. When Karen leaves Ailsa does not cry and when Karen returns to pick Ailsa up she appears not to notice and ignores her.It is most likely that Karen is a/n _______________ caregiver.
a)
caring and loving
b)
inconsistent and neglectful
c)
well-organised and capable
d)
overly responsive and protective
10.
Animals are used in some research, such as Harlow’s experiments with monkeys, is because
a)
animals are cheaper than humans to experiment on.
b)
they can be euthanised when no longer needed.
c)
animals can be treated in way that would be unethical on humans.
d)
the findings from studying animal can be generalised to humans.
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