Question 1

The development of _____ is an example of experience-expectant plasticity.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Research on infants' statistical learning indicates that infants appear to prefer statistical patterns that are

Accepted Answer

A) perfectly predictable. 
B) very complex. 
C) neither too easy nor too hard. 
D) unpredictable. 
A) perfectly predictable. 
B) very complex. 
C) neither too easy nor too hard. 
D) unpredictable.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) intermodal perception. 
B) bimodal distribution. 
C) visual localization. 
D) interobject recognition. 
A) intermodal perception. 
B) bimodal distribution. 
C) visual localization. 
D) interobject recognition.

Question 4

Piaget developed his concept of object permanence by observing young

Accepted Answer

A) infants' expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
B) infants' failure to search for hidden objects. 
C) children's expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
D) children's failure to attempt to move permanently attached objects. 
A) infants' expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
B) infants' failure to search for hidden objects. 
C) children's expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
D) children's failure to attempt to move permanently attached objects.

Question 5

Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) By the age of 6 months, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of monkey faces and between pairs of human faces, and this ability remains constant throughout life. 
B) At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces but not between pairs of monkey faces, and this pattern remains throughout adulthood. 
C) At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but older infants and adults have lost the ability to differentiate between monkey faces. 
D) At 6 months of age, infants are unable to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but both of these abilities develop by the age of 9 months. 
A) By the age of 6 months, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of monkey faces and between pairs of human faces, and this ability remains constant throughout life. 
B) At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces but not between pairs of monkey faces, and this pattern remains throughout adulthood. 
C) At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but older infants and adults have lost the ability to differentiate between monkey faces. 
D) At 6 months of age, infants are unable to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but both of these abilities develop by the age of 9 months.

Question 6

Research by Meltzoff and colleagues indicates that very young children are able to learn from what kinds of models?

Accepted Answer

A) adults but not children 
B) children but not adults 
C) both children and adults 
D) neither children nor adults 
A) adults but not children 
B) children but not adults 
C) both children and adults 
D) neither children nor adults

Question 7

The identification of separate objects in a visual array is called

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 8

When an infant turns her head and opens her mouth in the direction of a touch, she is demonstrating the _____ reflex.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

_____ was first discovered by Pavlov in his research with dogs.

Accepted Answer

A) Observational learning 
B) Classical conditioning 
C) Perceptual learning 
D) Operant conditioning 
A) Observational learning 
B) Classical conditioning 
C) Perceptual learning 
D) Operant conditioning

Question 10

Infants FIRST become capable of self-locomotion at approximately _____ months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 10 
A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 10

Question 11

The violation-of-expectancy procedure is founded on the expectation that infants

Accepted Answer

A) lose interest in events that are familiar. 
B) look longer at possible events. 
C) are interested in events that are inconsistent with their knowledge. 
D) lose interest in events that violate their expectations. 
A) lose interest in events that are familiar. 
B) look longer at possible events. 
C) are interested in events that are inconsistent with their knowledge. 
D) lose interest in events that violate their expectations.

Question 12

Beginning at what age do infants use common movement as a cue for object segregation?

Accepted Answer

A) at birth 
B) 2 months 
C) 5 months 
D) 8 months 
A) at birth 
B) 2 months 
C) 5 months 
D) 8 months

Question 13

When an infant looks longer at one of two stimuli presented side by side, researchers can infer that the infant

Accepted Answer

A) prefers that stimulus. 
B) can discriminate between the stimuli and favours one side over the other. 
C) favours one side over the other. 
D) can discriminate between the stimuli and prefers that stimulus. 
A) prefers that stimulus. 
B) can discriminate between the stimuli and favours one side over the other. 
C) favours one side over the other. 
D) can discriminate between the stimuli and prefers that stimulus.

Question 14

Older infants are NOT sensitive to the correspondence between

Accepted Answer

A) monkey facial movements and monkey vocalizations. 
B) emotional expressions in faces and voices. 
C) visual and auditory stimuli produced by moving objects. 
D) their own visual and tactile experience as they manipulate objects. 
A) monkey facial movements and monkey vocalizations. 
B) emotional expressions in faces and voices. 
C) visual and auditory stimuli produced by moving objects. 
D) their own visual and tactile experience as they manipulate objects.

Question 15

Which groups of infants would know their own limitations if placed at the top of a steep incline?

Accepted Answer

A) beginning and experienced crawlers but not walkers 
B) beginning and experienced walkers but not crawlers 
C) experienced crawlers and experienced walkers 
D) experienced crawlers and all walkers 
A) beginning and experienced crawlers but not walkers 
B) beginning and experienced walkers but not crawlers 
C) experienced crawlers and experienced walkers 
D) experienced crawlers and all walkers

Question 16

The research by Thelen in which infants were partially immersed in a tank of water demonstrated _____ to be responsible for the disappearance of the stepping reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) changing ratio of weight to strength 
B) cortical maturation 
C) visual maturation 
D) motivation 
A) changing ratio of weight to strength 
B) cortical maturation 
C) visual maturation 
D) motivation

Question 17

Who will fare worst at determining the spatial location of a sound?

Accepted Answer

A) Angela, who is 3 days old 
B) Sam, who is 6 months old 
C) Thomas, who is 18 months old 
D) Brenda, who is 2 years old 
A) Angela, who is 3 days old 
B) Sam, who is 6 months old 
C) Thomas, who is 18 months old 
D) Brenda, who is 2 years old

Question 18

Mark is being held upright by his mother, with his feet touching her lap, when he begins to make stepping motions with his feet. He is demonstrating the _____ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) stepping 
B) sucking 
C) swallowing 
D) moro 
A) stepping 
B) sucking 
C) swallowing 
D) moro

Question 19

The combining of information from two or more sensory systems is referred to as _____ perception.

Accepted Answer

A) intrasensory 
B) extrasensory 
C) intermodal 
D) multichannel 
A) intrasensory 
B) extrasensory 
C) intermodal 
D) multichannel

Question 20

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate

Accepted Answer

A) self-locomotion skills. 
B) depth perception. 
C) scale errors. 
D) stereopsis. 
A) self-locomotion skills. 
B) depth perception. 
C) scale errors. 
D) stereopsis.

The development of _____ is an example of experience-expectant plasticity.

Research on infants' statistical learning indicates that infants appear to prefer statistical patterns that are

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

Piaget developed his concept of object permanence by observing young

Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?

Research by Meltzoff and colleagues indicates that very young children are able to learn from what kinds of models?

The identification of separate objects in a visual array is called

When an infant turns her head and opens her mouth in the direction of a touch, she is demonstrating the _____ reflex.

_____ was first discovered by Pavlov in his research with dogs.

Infants FIRST become capable of self-locomotion at approximately _____ months of age.

The violation-of-expectancy procedure is founded on the expectation that infants

Beginning at what age do infants use common movement as a cue for object segregation?

When an infant looks longer at one of two stimuli presented side by side, researchers can infer that the infant

Older infants are NOT sensitive to the correspondence between

Which groups of infants would know their own limitations if placed at the top of a steep incline?

The research by Thelen in which infants were partially immersed in a tank of water demonstrated _____ to be responsible for the disappearance of the stepping reflex.

Who will fare worst at determining the spatial location of a sound?

Mark is being held upright by his mother, with his feet touching her lap, when he begins to make stepping motions with his feet. He is demonstrating the _____ reflex.

The combining of information from two or more sensory systems is referred to as _____ perception.

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate

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

The development of _____ is an example of experience-expectant plasticity.

Research on infants' statistical learning indicates that infants appear to prefer statistical patterns that are

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

Piaget developed his concept of object permanence by observing young

Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?

Research by Meltzoff and colleagues indicates that very young children are able to learn from what kinds of models?

The identification of separate objects in a visual array is called

When an infant turns her head and opens her mouth in the direction of a touch, she is demonstrating the _____ reflex.

_____ was first discovered by Pavlov in his research with dogs.

Infants FIRST become capable of self-locomotion at approximately _____ months of age.

The violation-of-expectancy procedure is founded on the expectation that infants

Beginning at what age do infants use common movement as a cue for object segregation?

When an infant looks longer at one of two stimuli presented side by side, researchers can infer that the infant

Older infants are NOT sensitive to the correspondence between

Which groups of infants would know their own limitations if placed at the top of a steep incline?

The research by Thelen in which infants were partially immersed in a tank of water demonstrated _____ to be responsible for the disappearance of the stepping reflex.

Who will fare worst at determining the spatial location of a sound?

Mark is being held upright by his mother, with his feet touching her lap, when he begins to make stepping motions with his feet. He is demonstrating the _____ reflex.

The combining of information from two or more sensory systems is referred to as _____ perception.

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate

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