Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Third-grader Thania forms her cursive letters in small even rows. What BEST accounts for her improving dexterity?

Christopher knows that the ball he is holding is smaller than the dog across the street, even though the retinal image of the dog is actually smaller than that of the ball. This is an example of

Thora's grandson has noticed that Thora uses increasingly brighter colors and larger shapes in her paintings. Thora may be compensating for

Compare and contrast the nativist versus empiricist view of perceptual development.

Fifteen percent of people over 65 are legally deaf usually due to degeneration of the primary neural receptor for hearing in the inner ear, referred to as

How long does it take for most infants to establish a sucking style that matches how mothers hold them, how the milk is coming out of the bottle or breast, and the infant's temperament?

Infants normally are able to sit, stand, and walk using furniture support ______, and climb and balance their feet in a squatting position _________.

In order for David to realize that he heard the train approaching fast, it has to involve the process(es) of

A significant achievement in an infant's interactions with the environment is the

Define habituation and dishabituation.

From the top of the Ferris wheel, the people on the ground look small, but Allison knows they are regular-sized humans. This is an example of

Sound waves transmitted to David's auditory nerve create _____. David's reinterpretation of the sound waves as the school bell is _____.

Contrast sensation with perception.

Dr. Dre is interested in how people assemble motor behaviors for perceiving and acting. He is taking a _____ in perceptual development.

What mechanisms help infants survive before they have an opportunity to learn adaptive behavior?

List and describe two diseases that can impair the vision of older adults.

What are the current findings of intermodal perception?

In the Gibson-Walk experiment, most of the babies who were encouraged to crawl across the glass over the visual cliff would

Many preschool children are _____, and first graders ______.

List three positive and three negative consequences of participation in children's sports.