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

Which approach is used to help researchers assess infants' visual acuity?

Which best describes a newborn's sense of smell?

Five-day-old Ahmed has his eyes closed and a breathing pattern that alternates between regularity and irregularity. This indicates that he is currently in the ____ newborn state.

A judgement of depth using motion parallax relies heavily on the ____ of an object.

The fact that an infant's perception of a stimulus is best if it stimulates more than one sense simultaneously is best described as

Studies of infant stepping behaviour on a treadmill demonstrated that

Experts define a mad cry as a

Which piece of advice is most appropriate for individuals in developing nations who are considering bottle-feeding?

The fact that six-month-olds will look for long periods of time at toys they previously had only been able to touch suggests that infants

Twelve-month-old Thinus is barely able to walk a few steps before losing his balance and falling down. What is the term that best describes Thinus's current ability to move around?

Junior and Kgosi are babies who are the same age but very different from each other. Junior has the ability to focus his attention on a task, while Kgosi is very easily distracted. Junior and Kgosi differ on which dimension of temperament?

After a one-year check-up, your doctor comments, 'There has been virtually no development of the cones in your daughter's visual system.' What impact would this have?

Siya is a normal subject in a self-awareness study who has just begun to recognise himself in mirrors and pictures. It is most likely that Siya is about ____ old.

At about the age of four, children begin to realise that a person's actions are often connected to the thoughts that he or she has. What kind of task is often used to determine when children grasp this concept?

Along with an improved diet, research indicates that ____ is also necessary to foster a malnourished child's development.

Which best exemplifies experience-expectant growth?

A mad cry is a more intense version of a basic cry.

Infants typically triple their body weight by the time of their first birthday.

While observing brain activity, Dr Rasool proclaims, 'This brain is definitely experiencing a downsizing in the number of connections between neurons.' This indicates that the brain Dr Rasool is studying is undergoing

Thembi sings the same lullaby to her infant son every night because she believes he has learned to recognise it. Does recent research support her claim?