WorksheetsUnit 6 Test - "Developmental Psychology"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the term for the merger of DNA from a male sperm and female egg that initiates conception?
Placenta formation
Zygote formation
Embryonic attachment
Fetal development
Which of the following is defined as an agent such as a chemical or virus that can harm the embryo during development?
Epigenetic factor
Teratogen
Imprinting agent
Maturation catalyst
In Konrad Lorenz's research on imprinting, what key developmental concept did he inadvertently discover?
Attachment bond
Stranger anxiety
Critical periods
Maturation sequence
According to the slides, what is the biological window in which humans struggle to properly learn conventional language if not exposed to it?
First 3 years
First 5 years
First 7 years
First 10 years
What term describes the biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior?
Imprinting
Maturation
Socialization
Critical development
At approximately what age do infants develop stranger anxiety according to Mary Ainsworth's research?
4 months
6 months
8 months
12 months
What percentage of babies were found to have a secure attachment according to Ainsworth's research?
More than 50%
More than 60%
More than 70%
More than 80%
In Harry Harlow's controversial experiments with infant monkeys, which surrogate mother did the monkeys prefer?
Harlow's assistant with a bottle
None of the above
The cloth mother
The wire mother without a bottle
What is the term for a baby's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity that appears as early as 2 months of age?
Personality
Temperament
Character
Disposition
Which philosopher argued that social order and hierarchy (strict parenting) was necessary to function as a bulwark against primitive human drives?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Diana Baumrind
Jonathan Haidt
Which parenting style is characterized by imposing rules and expecting unquestioned obedience?
Permissive
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Uninvolved
According to Diana Baumrind's research, which parenting style is associated with children having higher self-esteem and self-confidence?
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Permissive
Neglectful
What term did Jonathan Haidt use to describe parents who clear all obstacles for their children?
Helicopter parents
Snow-plow parents
Permissive parents
Authoritarian parents
According to Haidt's research, what happens to human behavior and ability when exposed to appropriate levels of stress and adversity?
It becomes fragile
It becomes antifragile
It becomes dependent
It becomes traumatized
Which group tends to benefit socially from early onset of puberty according to the text?
Both males and females equally
Males more than females
Females more than males
Neither males nor females
What term describes semi-dependent adults who make their own decisions but remain financially dependent on their parents?
Adolescents
Emergent adults
Dependent adults
Extended adolescents
In Kohlberg's theory of moral development, at which level does an individual begin to understand that rules are necessary for maintaining social order?
Preconventional level, Stage 2
Conventional level, Stage 3
Conventional level, Stage 4
Postconventional level, Stage 5
What was Carol Gilligan's main criticism of Kohlberg's moral development theory?
It was too focused on logical reasoning rather than care
It didn't account for cultural differences
It lacked empirical evidence
It was too focused on children rather than adults
According to Gilligan, what alternative moral perspective did she propose that was different from Kohlberg's justice-oriented approach?
Ethics of Reason
Ethics of Care
Ethics of Virtue
Ethics of Duty
According to Jonathan Haidt's research on morality, what primarily guides moral judgments?
Rational thought processes
Parental influence
Cultural norms
Instant intuitive judgments
