Exam 5: Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Neurons that are activated when a monkey observes another being perform a goal-directed action as though the monkey were performing the action are referred to as _____ neurons.

The _____ reflex is NOT known to have any adaptive significance.

Research conducted by Esther Thelen supported which theoretical perspective?

Rebecca suffers from strabismus and as an adult experiences pervasive challenges in binocular vision. By what age could she have received treatment that would have been effective in treating the disorder?

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate

The sharpness of visual discrimination is called

The use of diapers may _____ development.

To examine whether infants can perceive a difference between a square of uniform color and a square with a pattern on it, a researcher displays the two squares side by side. The researcher records the number of seconds infants look at each square. This method is called the _____ technique.

Which of these is a disorder in humans in which the two eyes do not line up in the same direction?

Research demonstrating that young infants reach for objects in the dark is evidence of their

Research on the music perception of infants has NOT demonstrated that North American infants

Discuss three cues used for depth perception. For each type of cue, provide a definition, an example, and the age at which it develops.

An infant plays with a toy block in the dark, so he cannot see it. Later, he is shown a ball as well as the block. He realizes that it was the block, not the ball, that he played with in the dark through:

Month-old infants have the ability to link their visual experience with their _____ experience.

Most North American infants can walk alone easily between _____ months of age.

A 6-month-old infant is trying very hard to reach a colorful rattle that is on the floor in front of her. The infant's mother mistakenly drops a blanket over the rattle, concealing it from the infant. The infant reacts by looking away from the covered rattle and picking up another nearby toy. How would Piaget attribute the infant's reaction?

The study by Langlois and colleagues in which infants interacted with a woman wearing either an attractive face mask or an unattractive face mask demonstrated that infants

Infants' use of prior experience to make inferences about the future is referred to as

The preferential-looking method enables researchers to assess

Of sensation and perception, _____ involve(s) the organization and interpretation of information.