Exam 5: Perceptual Development

Because the nativism versus empiricism issue has been so central in studies of perception, the vast majority of the research on perceptual development has focused on

Research by Spelke as well as that of Pickens confirms that infants four months or older can

When moving your head back and forth, objects close to you will seem to move more than objects farther away. What kind of depth perception cue is this?

Motion parallax is which type of depth cue?

Goldberg's research on object concept in Zambian infants points to the

Object permanence has been extensively researched because it is an important part of the theory of

Spelke believes that infants are born with certain built-in assumptions about the nature of objects. One such assumption is what she calls the

Devon has seen a football many times but never held one. When he is blindfolded and a football is handed to him, he has no trouble identifying it. This is an example of

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be directly perceived is object

Studies of babies' responses to the "visual cliff" are designed to explore what aspect of perceptual development?

Goldberg's observations of Zambian infants revealed that compared to American infants, Zambian infants

The visual cliff is an apparatus developed to measure

According to Piaget, babies demonstrate the first signs of __________ around 2 months of age.

When an artist portrays depth by putting buildings partially behind other buildings, the artist is using the depth cue of

In studying infant perception, the ________ technique involves showing the baby two pictures or two objects and keeping track of how long the baby looks at each one.

When infants use facial expression cues to help them figure out what to do in novel situations, they are engaging in what researchers call __________ .

In research on infant perception, a common research strategy presents an infant with some stimulus until s/he stops responding to it. Then a new stimulus that differs from the first in some specific respect (e.g., color) is presented to see if the infant now responds. This strategy involves the use of what basic process?

Mr. Collins is anxious to know what perceptual skills his newborn son has. You can tell him his newborn will have all of the following EXCEPT

Spelke's research on object perception has shown that two month olds

When Lisa sees her father walking away from her, the image of her father on her retina actually becomes smaller, although Lisa will perceive her father as the same size. This is because Lisa has mastered