Developmental Psychology Trivia Questions
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This Swiss psychologist proposed that children construct knowledge through stages of cognitive development.
Difficulty: Easy- Lev Vygotsky
- Erik Erikson
- Jean Piaget
- Sigmund Freud
This researcher demonstrated that rhesus monkeys raised with wire and cloth surrogate mothers showed lasting social deficits.
Difficulty: Medium- Harry Harlow
- John Bowlby
- Konrad Lorenz
- Mary Ainsworth
This researcher proposed that infants have innate representations of goal-directed agency and distinguish agents from physical objects.
Difficulty: Hard- Andrew Meltzoff
- Alison Gopnik
- Michael Tomasello
- György Gergely
Babies typically produce their first recognizable words around this age, marking a major language milestone.
Difficulty: Easy- 36 months
- 6 months
- 12 months
- 24 months
This term describes the match between a child's temperament and environmental demands that predicts developmental outcomes.
Difficulty: Medium- Goodness of fit
- Environmental sensitivity
- Temperament congruence
- Developmental niche
This brain structure shows the most prolonged development, continuing to mature into the mid-twenties and governing executive functions.
Difficulty: Hard- Occipital cortex
- Parietal cortex
- Prefrontal cortex
- Temporal cortex
This attachment style develops when caregivers consistently respond to an infant's needs with warmth and sensitivity.
Difficulty: Easy- Disorganized attachment
- Secure attachment
- Avoidant attachment
- Anxious attachment
Adolescents often feel everyone is watching and judging them due to this cognitive distortion described by David Elkind.
Difficulty: Medium- Spotlight effect
- Personal fable
- Self-consciousness bias
- Imaginary audience
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