Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) tonic neck 
C) sucking 
D) grasping 
A) rooting 
B) tonic neck 
C) sucking 
D) grasping

Question 2

The fact that experience can lead infants to become less sensitive to distinctions that they could make at earlier stages in development has been demonstrated in all of these domains EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) speech perception. 
B) tactile interpretation. 
C) face perception. 
D) intermodal perception. 
A) speech perception. 
B) tactile interpretation. 
C) face perception. 
D) intermodal perception.

Question 3

Charlie is 3 months old and consistently swipes clumsily toward the general area of objects he sees. He is engaged in

Accepted Answer

A) pre-reaching movements. 
B) self-locomotion. 
C) gross motor skills. 
D) reflexive movement. 
A) pre-reaching movements. 
B) self-locomotion. 
C) gross motor skills. 
D) reflexive movement.

Question 4

Research by Baillargeon in which 4½-month-old infants were shown a screen that apparently rotated through a box and a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of the box demonstrated that infants

Accepted Answer

A) looked longer at the screen when it rotated the full 180 degrees than when it stopped. 
B) looked longer at the screen when it stopped than when it rotated the full 180 degrees. 
C) looked at both events for the same length of time. 
D) were unable to mentally represent the box when it was out of view. 
A) looked longer at the screen when it rotated the full 180 degrees than when it stopped. 
B) looked longer at the screen when it stopped than when it rotated the full 180 degrees. 
C) looked at both events for the same length of time. 
D) were unable to mentally represent the box when it was out of view.

Question 5

Most research examining the development of motor milestones has been conducted with Western children, making results

Accepted Answer

A) inaccurate. 
B) misleading. 
C) both inaccurate and misleading. 
D) neither inaccurate nor misleading. 
A) inaccurate. 
B) misleading. 
C) both inaccurate and misleading. 
D) neither inaccurate nor misleading.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) tactile 
B) auditory 
C) proprioceptive 
D) oral 
A) tactile 
B) auditory 
C) proprioceptive 
D) oral

Question 7

This is a dramatic demonstration of auditory-visual blending.

Accepted Answer

A) the McGurk effect 
B) contrast sensitivity 
C) visual scanning 
D) perceptual constancy 
A) the McGurk effect 
B) contrast sensitivity 
C) visual scanning 
D) perceptual constancy

Question 8

Which statement about the development of an auditory spatial map is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) It is entirely a result of maturation. 
B) It requires integration of auditory information and information from what infants see and touch. 
C) It is important for auditory localization. 
D) It is a mental representation of how sounds are organized in space. 
A) It is entirely a result of maturation. 
B) It requires integration of auditory information and information from what infants see and touch. 
C) It is important for auditory localization. 
D) It is a mental representation of how sounds are organized in space.

Question 9

Perceptual constancy enables a baby to perceive

Accepted Answer

A) that the toy in current view is the same as the one he viewed prior to blinking. 
B) a moving point-light display as a person who is walking. 
C) that Mommy is a constant size as she walks toward him despite the fact that her size on his retina changes. 
D) that the cat is still whole when it stands behind a table leg. 
A) that the toy in current view is the same as the one he viewed prior to blinking. 
B) a moving point-light display as a person who is walking. 
C) that Mommy is a constant size as she walks toward him despite the fact that her size on his retina changes. 
D) that the cat is still whole when it stands behind a table leg.

Question 10

Statistical learning involves

Accepted Answer

A) extracting from the environment those elements that remain stable. 
B) learning the relationship between one's own behaviour and its result. 
C) decreased response to repeated stimulation. 
D) forming associations between stimuli that occur in a predictable pattern. 
A) extracting from the environment those elements that remain stable. 
B) learning the relationship between one's own behaviour and its result. 
C) decreased response to repeated stimulation. 
D) forming associations between stimuli that occur in a predictable pattern.

Question 11

A 6-month-old infant is trying very hard to reach a colourful 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?

Accepted Answer

A) The infant's reaching behaviour is not consistent with her understanding. 
B) The infant has a short attention span. 
C) The infant lacks problem-solving skills. 
D) The infant lacks object permanence. 
A) The infant's reaching behaviour is not consistent with her understanding. 
B) The infant has a short attention span. 
C) The infant lacks problem-solving skills. 
D) The infant lacks object permanence.

Question 12

Bree is an 11-month-old baby girl who insists on trying to walk in order to explore and navigate her environment. However, she is not very good at walking and does much better at crawling. Yet she refuses to crawl. This demonstrates the vital role of

Accepted Answer

A) balance. 
B) motivation. 
C) posture control. 
D) perceptual skills. 
A) balance. 
B) motivation. 
C) posture control. 
D) perceptual skills.

Question 13

When young infants (younger than 2 months) look at complex shapes or pictures, they tend to look at

Accepted Answer

A) the perimeter. 
B) the inner detail. 
C) low-contrast areas. 
D) large sections simultaneously. 
A) the perimeter. 
B) the inner detail. 
C) low-contrast areas. 
D) large sections simultaneously.

Question 14

Binocular disparity results in the perception of depth through which process?

Accepted Answer

A) optical expansion 
B) object segregation 
C) stereopsis 
D) apoptosis 
A) optical expansion 
B) object segregation 
C) stereopsis 
D) apoptosis

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) 9 and 12 
B) 9 and 15 
C) 11 and 14 
D) 12 and 16 
A) 9 and 12 
B) 9 and 15 
C) 11 and 14 
D) 12 and 16

Question 16

Provide a detailed description of how researchers have examined 4-month-old infants' auditory-visual intermodal perception, and discuss the results of these studies.

Accepted Answer

Through the phenomenon of intermodal per

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) observational learning. 
B) instrumental conditioning. 
C) habituation. 
D) rational learning. 
A) observational learning. 
B) instrumental conditioning. 
C) habituation. 
D) rational learning.

Question 18

Active learning is an important aspect of which theories of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's theory and dynamic-systems theory 
B) theory of mind and biopsychosocial perspective 
C) theory of mind and dynamic-systems theory 
D) biopsychosocial perspective and dynamic-systems theory 
A) Piaget's theory and dynamic-systems theory 
B) theory of mind and biopsychosocial perspective 
C) theory of mind and dynamic-systems theory 
D) biopsychosocial perspective and dynamic-systems theory

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) have preferences for some musical sounds over others. 
B) can remember the key of songs they have heard previously. 
C) are able to perceive note changes that adults are unable to perceive. 
D) are less able to detect changes in complex rhythm than are adults. 
A) have preferences for some musical sounds over others. 
B) can remember the key of songs they have heard previously. 
C) are able to perceive note changes that adults are unable to perceive. 
D) are less able to detect changes in complex rhythm than are adults.

Question 20

Which depth perception cue is the LAST to develop?

Accepted Answer

A) binocular disparity 
B) auditory localization 
C) optical expansion 
D) monocular depth cues 
A) binocular disparity 
B) auditory localization 
C) optical expansion 
D) monocular depth cues

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

The fact that experience can lead infants to become less sensitive to distinctions that they could make at earlier stages in development has been demonstrated in all of these domains EXCEPT

Charlie is 3 months old and consistently swipes clumsily toward the general area of objects he sees. He is engaged in

Research by Baillargeon in which 4½-month-old infants were shown a screen that apparently rotated through a box and a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of the box demonstrated that infants

Most research examining the development of motor milestones has been conducted with Western children, making results

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

This is a dramatic demonstration of auditory-visual blending.

Which statement about the development of an auditory spatial map is NOT true?

Perceptual constancy enables a baby to perceive

Statistical learning involves

Bree is an 11-month-old baby girl who insists on trying to walk in order to explore and navigate her environment. However, she is not very good at walking and does much better at crawling. Yet she refuses to crawl. This demonstrates the vital role of

When young infants (younger than 2 months) look at complex shapes or pictures, they tend to look at

Binocular disparity results in the perception of depth through which process?

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

Provide a detailed description of how researchers have examined 4-month-old infants' auditory-visual intermodal perception, and discuss the results of these studies.

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

Active learning is an important aspect of which theories of cognitive development?

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

Which depth perception cue is the LAST to develop?

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

Exam 5: Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

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

The fact that experience can lead infants to become less sensitive to distinctions that they could make at earlier stages in development has been demonstrated in all of these domains EXCEPT

Charlie is 3 months old and consistently swipes clumsily toward the general area of objects he sees. He is engaged in

Research by Baillargeon in which 4½-month-old infants were shown a screen that apparently rotated through a box and a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of the box demonstrated that infants

Most research examining the development of motor milestones has been conducted with Western children, making results

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

This is a dramatic demonstration of auditory-visual blending.

Which statement about the development of an auditory spatial map is NOT true?

Perceptual constancy enables a baby to perceive

Statistical learning involves

Bree is an 11-month-old baby girl who insists on trying to walk in order to explore and navigate her environment. However, she is not very good at walking and does much better at crawling. Yet she refuses to crawl. This demonstrates the vital role of

When young infants (younger than 2 months) look at complex shapes or pictures, they tend to look at

Binocular disparity results in the perception of depth through which process?

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

Provide a detailed description of how researchers have examined 4-month-old infants' auditory-visual intermodal perception, and discuss the results of these studies.

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

Active learning is an important aspect of which theories of cognitive development?

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

Which depth perception cue is the LAST to develop?

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