Question 1

Closing the fingers around an object that is pressed to the palm demonstrates the _____ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) swallowing 
D) grasping 
A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) swallowing 
D) grasping

Question 2

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants cannot mentally represent objects that are out of their view. 
B) Infants know that hidden objects still exist, but they are unable to remember their size. 
C) Infants are able to reason about some characteristics of unseen objects. 
D) Infants reach differently for objects depending on their size. 
A) Infants cannot mentally represent objects that are out of their view. 
B) Infants know that hidden objects still exist, but they are unable to remember their size. 
C) Infants are able to reason about some characteristics of unseen objects. 
D) Infants reach differently for objects depending on their size.

Question 3

In terms of perceptual and motor development, which statement does NOT present a reason as to why infancy is such an important time?

Accepted Answer

A) Extremely rapid changes occur in perception, action, learning, and cognition during the first 2 years of life. 
B) Infant development in perception, action, learning, and cognition are intertwined. 
C) The methods used to investigate infants' development in perception, action, learning, and cognition are similar to methods used to study older children. 
D) Most recent research on perceptual and motor development has focused on infants and young children. 
A) Extremely rapid changes occur in perception, action, learning, and cognition during the first 2 years of life. 
B) Infant development in perception, action, learning, and cognition are intertwined. 
C) The methods used to investigate infants' development in perception, action, learning, and cognition are similar to methods used to study older children. 
D) Most recent research on perceptual and motor development has focused on infants and young children.

Question 4

How clearly an individual can see is referred to as his visual

Accepted Answer

A) contrast. 
B) scanning ability. 
C) acuity. 
D) constancy. 
A) contrast. 
B) scanning ability. 
C) acuity. 
D) constancy.

Question 5

Recent research has concluded that infants learn more when they choose what they learn about. This supports the notion of

Accepted Answer

A) social knowledge. 
B) object permanence. 
C) active learning. 
D) rational learning. 
A) social knowledge. 
B) object permanence. 
C) active learning. 
D) rational learning.

Question 6

These early researchers concluded that infants' motor development was governed by brain maturation.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson 
B) Abraham Maslow and Sigmund Freud 
C) Arnold Gesell and Myrtle McGraw 
D) Mary Ainsworth and Sigmund Freud 
A) Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson 
B) Abraham Maslow and Sigmund Freud 
C) Arnold Gesell and Myrtle McGraw 
D) Mary Ainsworth and Sigmund Freud

Question 7

Samantha is watching a children's television program and tries to pass an object to the character through the screen. She is demonstrating a _____ error.

Accepted Answer

A) scale 
B) grasp 
C) media 
D) motor 
A) scale 
B) grasp 
C) media 
D) motor

Question 8

Developmental changes in which experience fine-tunes the perceptual system are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual narrowing. 
B) sensory decay. 
C) perceptual decline. 
D) sensory contraction. 
A) perceptual narrowing. 
B) sensory decay. 
C) perceptual decline. 
D) sensory contraction.

Question 9

The development of _____ is a classic example of experience-expectant plasticity.

Accepted Answer

A) optical expansion 
B) stereopsis 
C) binocular disparity 
D) monocular vision 
A) optical expansion 
B) stereopsis 
C) binocular disparity 
D) monocular vision

Question 10

Which statement about the development of reaching is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Vision is necessary for accurate reaching. 
B) Successful reaching begins at about 3 to 4 months of age. 
C) Reaching becomes stable at about the same time that infants can sit independently. 
D) Infants seem to have a sense of how long their arms are. 
A) Vision is necessary for accurate reaching. 
B) Successful reaching begins at about 3 to 4 months of age. 
C) Reaching becomes stable at about the same time that infants can sit independently. 
D) Infants seem to have a sense of how long their arms are.

Question 11

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.

Accepted Answer

A) memory 
B) repeat 
C) imitation 
D) mirror 
A) memory 
B) repeat 
C) imitation 
D) mirror

Question 12

Provide a detailed explanation of how infants' motor development occurs.

Accepted Answer

While there is some variation in the tim

Question 13

The process by which the visual cortex combines the differing neural signals caused by binocular disparity, resulting in depth perception, is called

Accepted Answer

A) optical expansion. 
B) stereopsis. 
C) binocular disparity. 
D) monocular vision. 
A) optical expansion. 
B) stereopsis. 
C) binocular disparity. 
D) monocular vision.

Question 14

The preferential-looking technique is founded on the expectation that infants will

Accepted Answer

A) look longer at objects they like or find interesting. 
B) look away from complicated or frightening objects. 
C) recognize familiar patterns. 
D) lose interest in objects that are familiar. 
A) look longer at objects they like or find interesting. 
B) look away from complicated or frightening objects. 
C) recognize familiar patterns. 
D) lose interest in objects that are familiar.

Question 15

Newborns prefer which taste?

Accepted Answer

A) salty 
B) spicy 
C) sweet 
D) sour 
A) salty 
B) spicy 
C) sweet 
D) sour

Question 16

The use of diapers may _____ development.

Accepted Answer

A) promote fine motor skill 
B) hinder motor skill 
C) hinder perceptual 
D) promote perceptual 
A) promote fine motor skill 
B) hinder motor skill 
C) hinder perceptual 
D) promote perceptual

Question 17

The decrease in response to repeated presentation of the same stimulus is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) dishabituation. 
C) operant learning. 
D) observational learning. 
A) habituation. 
B) dishabituation. 
C) operant learning. 
D) observational learning.

Question 18

Research by Baillargeon in which infants looked longer at a screen that rotated 180 degrees than at a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of a box used the _____ paradigm in the test of whether the infants were able to mentally represent the box.

Accepted Answer

A) visual preference 
B) violation-of-expectancy 
C) habituation 
D) preferential-looking 
A) visual preference 
B) violation-of-expectancy 
C) habituation 
D) preferential-looking

Question 19

Five-month-old Judy sees a novel sight-flowers arranged in a vase. The MOST important cue that would help Judy know whether she is seeing a single object or multiple objects is

Accepted Answer

A) differences in the textures and shapes of the flowers and vase. 
B) independent movement of the flowers as they are removed from the vase. 
C) common movement as her mother moves the full vase from the counter to the table. 
D) All of these cues are equally useful. 
A) differences in the textures and shapes of the flowers and vase. 
B) independent movement of the flowers as they are removed from the vase. 
C) common movement as her mother moves the full vase from the counter to the table. 
D) All of these cues are equally useful.

Question 20

Which statement about the association between speed of habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability. 
B) There is a small association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability in early childhood, but this association disappears later in life. 
C) There is a large association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability in early childhood, but this association disappears later in life. 
D) There is a substantial association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability even into adulthood. 
A) There is no association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability. 
B) There is a small association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability in early childhood, but this association disappears later in life. 
C) There is a large association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability in early childhood, but this association disappears later in life. 
D) There is a substantial association between habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability even into adulthood.

Closing the fingers around an object that is pressed to the palm demonstrates the _____ reflex.

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

In terms of perceptual and motor development, which statement does NOT present a reason as to why infancy is such an important time?

How clearly an individual can see is referred to as his visual

Recent research has concluded that infants learn more when they choose what they learn about. This supports the notion of

These early researchers concluded that infants' motor development was governed by brain maturation.

Samantha is watching a children's television program and tries to pass an object to the character through the screen. She is demonstrating a _____ error.

Developmental changes in which experience fine-tunes the perceptual system are referred to as

The development of _____ is a classic example of experience-expectant plasticity.

Which statement about the development of reaching is NOT true?

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.

Provide a detailed explanation of how infants' motor development occurs.

The process by which the visual cortex combines the differing neural signals caused by binocular disparity, resulting in depth perception, is called

The preferential-looking technique is founded on the expectation that infants will

Newborns prefer which taste?

The use of diapers may _____ development.

The decrease in response to repeated presentation of the same stimulus is referred to as

Research by Baillargeon in which infants looked longer at a screen that rotated 180 degrees than at a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of a box used the _____ paradigm in the test of whether the infants were able to mentally represent the box.

Five-month-old Judy sees a novel sight-flowers arranged in a vase. The MOST important cue that would help Judy know whether she is seeing a single object or multiple objects is

Which statement about the association between speed of habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability is TRUE?

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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Exam 5: Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Closing the fingers around an object that is pressed to the palm demonstrates the _____ reflex.

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

In terms of perceptual and motor development, which statement does NOT present a reason as to why infancy is such an important time?

How clearly an individual can see is referred to as his visual

Recent research has concluded that infants learn more when they choose what they learn about. This supports the notion of

These early researchers concluded that infants' motor development was governed by brain maturation.

Samantha is watching a children's television program and tries to pass an object to the character through the screen. She is demonstrating a _____ error.

Developmental changes in which experience fine-tunes the perceptual system are referred to as

The development of _____ is a classic example of experience-expectant plasticity.

Which statement about the development of reaching is NOT true?

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.

Provide a detailed explanation of how infants' motor development occurs.

The process by which the visual cortex combines the differing neural signals caused by binocular disparity, resulting in depth perception, is called

The preferential-looking technique is founded on the expectation that infants will

Newborns prefer which taste?

The use of diapers may _____ development.

The decrease in response to repeated presentation of the same stimulus is referred to as

Research by Baillargeon in which infants looked longer at a screen that rotated 180 degrees than at a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of a box used the _____ paradigm in the test of whether the infants were able to mentally represent the box.

Five-month-old Judy sees a novel sight-flowers arranged in a vase. The MOST important cue that would help Judy know whether she is seeing a single object or multiple objects is

Which statement about the association between speed of habituation in infancy and general cognitive ability is TRUE?

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

Filters