Question 1

Light-sensitive neurons that are highly concentrated in the fovea are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) cone cells. 
B) the retina. 
C) cubes. 
D) acuity neurons. 
A) cone cells. 
B) the retina. 
C) cubes. 
D) acuity neurons.

Question 2

Research by Needham and Baillargeon demonstrated that 8-month-old infants are better able than are 4-month-old infants to use which piece of information in their understanding of object segregation?

Accepted Answer

A) common movement 
B) common texture 
C) knowledge about the world 
D) all of these 
A) common movement 
B) common texture 
C) knowledge about the world 
D) all of these

Question 3

Which sensory reaction is an example of perception?

Accepted Answer

A) experiencing visual stimulation as a round green apple 
B) light stimulation activating the retina's cones 
C) activation of sweetness receptors on the tongue 
D) coldness triggering nerves in skin 
A) experiencing visual stimulation as a round green apple 
B) light stimulation activating the retina's cones 
C) activation of sweetness receptors on the tongue 
D) coldness triggering nerves in skin

Question 4

By approximately what age can infants smoothly track slow-moving objects?

Accepted Answer

A) at birth 
B) 4 months 
C) 10 months 
D) 17 months 
A) at birth 
B) 4 months 
C) 10 months 
D) 17 months

Question 5

What is perceptual narrowing? Provide at least one example of perceptual narrowing, and explain its benefit.

Accepted Answer

Perceptual narrowing is defined as devel

Question 6

Binocular disparity results from

Accepted Answer

A) poor visual memory. 
B) the distance between a person's two eyes. 
C) background occlusion. 
D) the difference between close items and faraway items. 
A) poor visual memory. 
B) the distance between a person's two eyes. 
C) background occlusion. 
D) the difference between close items and faraway items.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) stereopsis 
B) tonic neck 
C) perceptual narrowing 
D) strabismus 
A) stereopsis 
B) tonic neck 
C) perceptual narrowing 
D) strabismus

Question 8

By _____, toddlers are as good at learning labels from objects via video chat as they are from in-person interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 2 years 
D) 3 years 
A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 2 years 
D) 3 years

Question 9

Baby Chiara learns that the sound of the door opening regularly comes before the sight of mail dropping from the mail slot to the floor. Baby Chiara has learned this through what type of learning?

Accepted Answer

A) statistical learning 
B) habituation 
C) instrumental conditioning 
D) observational learning 
A) statistical learning 
B) habituation 
C) instrumental conditioning 
D) observational learning

Question 10

Fixed patterns of action that occur in response to particular stimulation are called

Accepted Answer

A) intermodal tasks. 
B) tactile senses. 
C) somatosensory reactions. 
D) reflexes. 
A) intermodal tasks. 
B) tactile senses. 
C) somatosensory reactions. 
D) reflexes.

Question 11

The vast majority of North American infants can sit without support by _____ months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 7 
C) 10 
D) 14 
A) 4 
B) 7 
C) 10 
D) 14

Question 12

Movement is an important cue for

Accepted Answer

A) shape constancy. 
B) subjective contour. 
C) pattern perception. 
D) object segregation. 
A) shape constancy. 
B) subjective contour. 
C) pattern perception. 
D) object segregation.

Question 13

Newborns' bias toward _____ is an underlying factor in their attraction to human faces.

Accepted Answer

A) oval-shaped objects 
B) arrangements with more elements in the upper half than in the lower half 
C) objects with irregularities around the perimeter 
D) configurations with some dark elements and some light elements 
A) oval-shaped objects 
B) arrangements with more elements in the upper half than in the lower half 
C) objects with irregularities around the perimeter 
D) configurations with some dark elements and some light elements

Question 14

An infant's sibling always jumps off his bed with a loud bang after he wakes up from his nap. He then comes downstairs and greets the infant with a tickle, making the infant laugh and cough reflexively. Eventually, the infant begins to laugh and cough reflexively when he hears the bang, even before he sees his brother. In this scenario, the laugh and cough in response to the bang are a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned stimulus. 
B) unconditioned stimulus. 
C) conditioned response. 
D) unconditioned response. 
A) conditioned stimulus. 
B) unconditioned stimulus. 
C) conditioned response. 
D) unconditioned response.

Question 15

The other-race effect refers to

Accepted Answer

A) preference for own-race faces over other-race faces. 
B) superior discrimination between own-race faces than between other-race faces. 
C) superior discrimination between human faces than between other primate faces. 
D) the combination of all of these. 
A) preference for own-race faces over other-race faces. 
B) superior discrimination between own-race faces than between other-race faces. 
C) superior discrimination between human faces than between other primate faces. 
D) the combination of all of these.

Question 16

Which scenario is the BEST example of an infant's discovery of an affordance?

Accepted Answer

A) Roger learns that the beep of a microwave often means he will soon be given his bottle. 
B) Xena learns to bang on a drum by watching her brother bang on it. 
C) Henry learns that his grandma kisses him whenever she holds him. 
D) Leah learns that she can sit in chairs that are low to the ground. 
A) Roger learns that the beep of a microwave often means he will soon be given his bottle. 
B) Xena learns to bang on a drum by watching her brother bang on it. 
C) Henry learns that his grandma kisses him whenever she holds him. 
D) Leah learns that she can sit in chairs that are low to the ground.

Question 17

Which statement is an ACCURATE portrayal of the impact of nurture on infants' motor development?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants develop motor skills on their own schedule, regardless of child-rearing practices. 
B) Child-rearing practices can accelerate but not retard infants' motor development. 
C) Child-rearing practices can retard but not accelerate infants' motor development. 
D) Child-rearing practices can either accelerate or retard infants' motor development. 
A) Infants develop motor skills on their own schedule, regardless of child-rearing practices. 
B) Child-rearing practices can accelerate but not retard infants' motor development. 
C) Child-rearing practices can retard but not accelerate infants' motor development. 
D) Child-rearing practices can either accelerate or retard infants' motor development.

Question 18

At the age of 2 months, infants exhibit

Accepted Answer

A) stable reaching. 
B) pre-reaching movements. 
C) poorly controlled reaching. 
D) continuation of reflexes. 
A) stable reaching. 
B) pre-reaching movements. 
C) poorly controlled reaching. 
D) continuation of reflexes.

Question 19

The types of patterns that infants appear to prefer are those

Accepted Answer

A) with which they are very familiar. 
B) that provide maximum new information. 
C) that are unpredictable. 
D) that are simple. 
A) with which they are very familiar. 
B) that provide maximum new information. 
C) that are unpredictable. 
D) that are simple.

Question 20

The study in which infants were first presented with a cube in multiple locations and then were presented with the same cube and a larger cube that was placed farther away demonstrated that infants

Accepted Answer

A) preferred to look at the original cube. 
B) perceived the multiple presentations of the original cube as a single object. 
C) were unable to differentiate between the cubes. 
D) perceived each presentation of the cubes as a unique object. 
A) preferred to look at the original cube. 
B) perceived the multiple presentations of the original cube as a single object. 
C) were unable to differentiate between the cubes. 
D) perceived each presentation of the cubes as a unique object.

Light-sensitive neurons that are highly concentrated in the fovea are referred to as

Research by Needham and Baillargeon demonstrated that 8-month-old infants are better able than are 4-month-old infants to use which piece of information in their understanding of object segregation?

Which sensory reaction is an example of perception?

By approximately what age can infants smoothly track slow-moving objects?

What is perceptual narrowing? Provide at least one example of perceptual narrowing, and explain its benefit.

Binocular disparity results from

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

By _____, toddlers are as good at learning labels from objects via video chat as they are from in-person interactions.

Baby Chiara learns that the sound of the door opening regularly comes before the sight of mail dropping from the mail slot to the floor. Baby Chiara has learned this through what type of learning?

Fixed patterns of action that occur in response to particular stimulation are called

The vast majority of North American infants can sit without support by _____ months of age.

Movement is an important cue for

Newborns' bias toward _____ is an underlying factor in their attraction to human faces.

The other-race effect refers to

Which scenario is the BEST example of an infant's discovery of an affordance?

Which statement is an ACCURATE portrayal of the impact of nurture on infants' motor development?

At the age of 2 months, infants exhibit

The types of patterns that infants appear to prefer are those

The study in which infants were first presented with a cube in multiple locations and then were presented with the same cube and a larger cube that was placed farther away demonstrated that infants

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

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Moral Development

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Exam 5: Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Light-sensitive neurons that are highly concentrated in the fovea are referred to as

Research by Needham and Baillargeon demonstrated that 8-month-old infants are better able than are 4-month-old infants to use which piece of information in their understanding of object segregation?

Which sensory reaction is an example of perception?

By approximately what age can infants smoothly track slow-moving objects?

What is perceptual narrowing? Provide at least one example of perceptual narrowing, and explain its benefit.

Binocular disparity results from

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

By _____, toddlers are as good at learning labels from objects via video chat as they are from in-person interactions.

Baby Chiara learns that the sound of the door opening regularly comes before the sight of mail dropping from the mail slot to the floor. Baby Chiara has learned this through what type of learning?

Fixed patterns of action that occur in response to particular stimulation are called

The vast majority of North American infants can sit without support by _____ months of age.

Movement is an important cue for

Newborns' bias toward _____ is an underlying factor in their attraction to human faces.

The other-race effect refers to

Which scenario is the BEST example of an infant's discovery of an affordance?

Which statement is an ACCURATE portrayal of the impact of nurture on infants' motor development?

At the age of 2 months, infants exhibit

The types of patterns that infants appear to prefer are those

The study in which infants were first presented with a cube in multiple locations and then were presented with the same cube and a larger cube that was placed farther away demonstrated that infants

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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