Exam 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

Marcus wants to know whether or not his daughter, Rebekah, can perceive different distances and depths. He wants to fashion a simple experiment to make this conclusion. Based on the work of Gibson and Walk, what sort of contraption could he build to test Rebekah's depth perception?

In a visual cliff apparatus, what appears under the glass to provide visual information about depth to a child?

With regard to the ability to see colors, newborns

A judgment of depth using motion parallax relies heavily on the _____ of an object.

Newborn babies spend 2 to 3 hours a day, every day, crying.

With regard to the specialized brain of children, which of the following is NOT a relevant principle?

Marla has recently given birth to a beautiful, healthy baby. She is wrestling with the decision as to whether she should breastfeed or bottle-feed the child. What would you tell her if you were going to advocate strongly for the breastfeeding option?

UNICEF (2006) estimates that about one in _____ children under five years of age suffers from malnutrition.

A typical three-month old child would view a reflection of him- or herself in the mirror as a very interesting stimulus, but would not recognize it to be a visual depiction of themselves.

Intersensory ________ is the theory that an infant's sensory systems are attuned to information that is presented simultaneously to different sensory modes.

Retinal disparity and motion parallax are both examples of pictorial cues.

Why are African-American babies twice as likely to die from SIDS?

Based on the different components of dynamic systems theory, you should not expect a child to be able walk on their own, unsupported, until they reach the age of ________ months.

Describe the notion of intersensory redundancy. How might knowledge of this be useful to the parent of a new infant?

In experience-________ growth, the wiring of the brain is organized by experiences that are common to most humans.

Visual expansion and motion parallax are both examples of kinetic cues, because they both involve ________ to help one estimate depth.

What is an example of intersensory redundancy?

Studies of infant stepping behavior on a treadmill demonstrated that

A(n) ________ refers to an unlearned response that is triggered by a specific stimulation.

Distinguishing and mastering different motions is to ________ as linking individual motions into a coherent, coordinated whole is to ________.