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WorksheetsDevelopmental psychology
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 25mins
Developmental Psychologists studies
the mental, physical, and social changes throughout life.
how their behaviors are affected by their social background.
the way that genetics and evolution affect human behavior.
empathy and stresses the good in human behavior.
Stage of cognitive development when children begin to show signs of adult thinking
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
Preoperational stage
Sensory-motor stage
Process by which new information is placed into categories that already exists?
Assimilation
Accommodation
During which of Piaget’s stages would the individual begin to look at the world through a view without egocentrism?
sensorimotor stage
preoperational stage
concrete operational stage
formal operations stage
Which of the following best describes a critical period?
A moment in development where the infant is ready to talk
Moments in time where individuals recognize the urge to urinate
Developmental periods where individuals recall past events
A time during development when the individual is ready to move to the next objective
During which of Piaget’s stages of Cognitive development does object permanence take place?
concrete operational stage
preoperational stage
sensorimotor stage
formal operations stage
Who developed the theory of 8 stages of Psychosocial development?
Lawrence Kohlberg
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Harry Harlow
Who developed the 4 stage theory of cognitive development?
Lev Vygotsky
Arnold Palmer
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Which theorist was famous for their work with moral development?
Jerry Garcia
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg
Steven Colbert
At which stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development do individuals during a critical period become able to be use deductive and hypothetical reasoning?
sensorimotor stage
preoperational stage
concrete operational stage
formal operational stage
Which of the following is an example of fine motor development?
control of the torso
the development of leg muscles
the movement of fingers
the development of arm muscles
Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
preoperational; formal operations, concrete operations; sensorimotor
sensorimotor; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations
concrete operations; sensorimotor; preoperational; formal operations
preoperational; concrete operations; sensorimotor; formal operations
Piaget’s term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is _______.
accommodation
object permanence
centration
conservation
What term is used to describe a child’s inability to see the world through anyone else’s eyes except his or her own?
egocentrism
narcissism
disparity
assimilation
. According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object’s nature is known as _______.
centration
assimilation
conservation
object permanence
What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the “strange situation”?
the nature of attachment between caretakers and babies
parental discipline styles in the first year of life
aspects of purposeful exploration as the baby investigates a strange environment
the nature of gestural communication between mothers and babies
According to Kohlberg, most adolescents are at the _______ level of morality.
postconventional
conventional
operational
preconventional
Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants _______.
are not concerned upon separation, but cry to be picked up and held on her return
cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she return
protest loudly when the mother leaves, but resist contact with her when she returns
do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return
The process of fitting objects and experiences into one’s schemas
Assimilation
Accommodation
Conservation
Schemas
A young child’s inability to understand another person’s perspective
Egocentric
Imprinting
Socialization
Learning
Inherited tendency of some newborn animals to follow the first moving object they see
Imprinting
Egocentric
Surrogate
Maturation
An infant who has developed object permanence...
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
will see all objects as being the same.
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
