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Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An infant who has developed object permanence...
a)
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
b)
will see all objects as being the same.
c)
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
d)
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
2.
Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
accommodation
b)
attachment
c)
object permanence
d)
egocentricism
3.
The cognitive ability to be able to recognize that quantities remain the same when two glasses of water are sitting beside each other, and one is poured into a taller glass.
a)
Irreversibility
b)
Centration
c)
Conservation
d)
Object Permanence 
4.
The inability of young children to see the world through someone else's view is termed:
a)
Centration
b)
Irreversibility
c)
Conservation
d)
Egocentrism
5.
Peek-a-boo works on children in what stage?
a)
Sensorimotor
b)
Preoperational
c)
Concrete Operational
d)
Formal Operational
6.
Jane's mother has two crackers, both of equal size. She breaks one of the crackers up into four pieces. Jane says she wants the one with the most and immediately chooses the four pieces, even though the two amounts are equal. Jane's choice illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
Accommodation
b)
Egocentrism
c)
False belief
d)
Conservation
7.

Sally attempts to retrieve her teddy bear after her father hides it under a blanket. This suggests that Sally has developed a sense of

a)

egocentrism.

b)

object permanence.

c)

conservation.

d)

accommodation.

8.

Robby understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Robby is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.

a)

preoperational

b)

concrete operational

c)

sensorimotor

d)

formal operational

9.

What did the monkeys do when they were frightened by a loud noise

a)

Hide in the corner of the cage

b)

Shriek at the noise

c)

Run to the cloth mother

d)

Run to the wire mother

10.

Where did the monkeys in the cage spend most of their time

a)

The wire mother

b)

On the floor of the cage

c)

Climbing the cage

d)

The cloth mother

11.

What conclusion can we draw from Harlow's research

a)

The importance of food

b)

Monkeys are better at socializing when they come out the cage

c)

Contact comfort is the most important factor when forming attachment

d)

Contact is equally as important as food when forming an attachment

12.
Which of these best describes a SECURE attachment?
a)
Young children cling to their parent when they are in a new place
b)
Young children are allowed to do whatever they want to
c)
Young children never cry, even when punished
d)
Young children may cry with they are left, but be happy when their caregiver returns
13.
This person studied attachment in
infants using the Strange Situation model, which labeled infants as secure, and insecure in attachment
a)
Mary Ainsworth
b)
Harry Harlow
c)
Dorthea Dix
d)
Diana Baumrind
14.
How did Harlow's research change the way we interact with children?
a)
We pick up and soothe our children when they cry.
b)
We do not pick up children when they cry.
15.

According to Harry Harlow what made the mother so important?

a)

the comfort she provided

b)

the food she provided

c)

the protection she provided

d)

the guidance she provided

16.

This study provided evidence that infants seek their parents for emotional support and care, not just for biological nourishment.

a)

Piaget (1932)

b)

Harlow (1953)

c)

Bowlby (1969)

d)

Ainsworth (1970s)

17.

What did Harlow determine by enacting the "Strange Situation" experiment technique where monkeys were left to explore an unfamiliar room with and without its mother?

a)

The monkeys who had a mother in the room would only stay close to the mother and would not venture farther than a few feet.

b)

There was no difference between whether the mother was present or not in the room.

c)

When the surrogate mother was present, the monkey would explore the room freely because of their secure base of attachment.

d)

When the surrogate mother was removed from the room, the monkey would be more confident in their exploration.

18.

Adding new information because it fits an existing schema is

a)

assimilation

b)

accomodation

c)

discrimination

d)

gerneralization

19.

Creating a new schema when new information does not fit an existing one

a)

assimilation

b)

accomodation

c)

discrimination

d)

generalization