Question 1

Infants can demonstrate a genetic influence for handedness by ________ months.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  12 
C)  18 
D)  24 
A)  6 
B)  12 
C)  18 
D)  24 C

Question 2

The study of Hopi Indians in the 1940s added to the maturational account because the infants strapped to a cradleboard:

Accepted Answer

A)  could not walk until well into their second year of life 
B)  could walk, but it took many months longer 
C)  could walk, and had almost no delays 
D)  could not walk, and had significant delays 
A)  could not walk until well into their second year of life 
B)  could walk, but it took many months longer 
C)  could walk, and had almost no delays 
D)  could not walk, and had significant delays C

Question 3

A lesion in the intermediate medial hyperstriatum ventrale (IMHV) in a bird will:

Accepted Answer

A)  erase its memory for its song 
B)  increase its ability to remember songs 
C)  erase whatever imprinting has occurred 
D)  increase the intensity of imprinting behaviors 
A)  erase its memory for its song 
B)  increase its ability to remember songs 
C)  erase whatever imprinting has occurred 
D)  increase the intensity of imprinting behaviors C

Question 4

The aim of Watson's famous study was to show that one way we can come to have fears is to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforced through a traumatic experience with an animal 
B)  shaped through a traumatic experience with an animal 
C)  classically conditioned through a traumatic experience with an animal 
D)  operantly conditioned through a traumatic experience with an animal 
A)  reinforced through a traumatic experience with an animal 
B)  shaped through a traumatic experience with an animal 
C)  classically conditioned through a traumatic experience with an animal 
D)  operantly conditioned through a traumatic experience with an animal

Question 5

Your young daughter seems to be 1 month late in reaching the milestone of walking independently.Friends ask you if you're worried that her motor development overall is stifled.With what you know about infant motor development, you would respond that there is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  range for age-appropriate motor skills, and one skill is not necessarily linked to others 
B)  range for age-appropriate motor skills, but that all the skills are linked to others 
C)  cutoff for age-appropriate motor skills, and you're very concerned she's passed it 
D)  cutoff for age-appropriate motor skills, but you're not very concerned she's passed it 
A)  range for age-appropriate motor skills, and one skill is not necessarily linked to others 
B)  range for age-appropriate motor skills, but that all the skills are linked to others 
C)  cutoff for age-appropriate motor skills, and you're very concerned she's passed it 
D)  cutoff for age-appropriate motor skills, but you're not very concerned she's passed it

Question 6

Describe operant conditioning and shaping.How would you use this technique to train a dog to sit?

Accepted Answer

Operant conditioning is the process of u

Question 7

If a father places his index finger in the palm of his son's hand, the newborn will:

Accepted Answer

A)  attempt to move his hand away 
B)  grasp the finger tightly 
C)  flare his fingers outward 
D)  turn his head in that direction 
A)  attempt to move his hand away 
B)  grasp the finger tightly 
C)  flare his fingers outward 
D)  turn his head in that direction

Question 8

Perceptual-motor development in infants can be considered impressive because:

Accepted Answer

A)  infants' least developed sense at birth is vision, and so they can't see well 
B)  infants rely on adults to meet their needs and must transition to their own efforts 
C)  infants' bodies and potential for movement are constantly changing 
D)  infants have a great deal of practice with motor movement with adult help 
A)  infants' least developed sense at birth is vision, and so they can't see well 
B)  infants rely on adults to meet their needs and must transition to their own efforts 
C)  infants' bodies and potential for movement are constantly changing 
D)  infants have a great deal of practice with motor movement with adult help

Question 9

Describe imprinting and how you would get newly hatched ducklings to imprint on you.

Accepted Answer

Imprinting is the strong and seemingly i

Question 10

You've been running on a treadmill for about a half hour.Finishing your workout, you hop off the treadmill and find that the world around you seems to be moving very differently than you're used to.Describe what has happened to your perceptual-motor abilities and how.

Accepted Answer

Running on a treadmill has confused your

Question 11

Imitation can be seen in infants as young as:

Accepted Answer

A)  2-3 weeks 
B)  2-3 months 
C)  4-6 weeks 
D)  4-6 months 
A)  2-3 weeks 
B)  2-3 months 
C)  4-6 weeks 
D)  4-6 months

Question 12

Developmental improvements in reaching are linked to two changes in neural circuits for:

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning and changes in the available stimuli to associate 
B)  action and changes in the brain associated with operant conditioning 
C)  action and changes in the brain from learning new actions 
D)  perception and changes in the brain from learning new perceptual experiences 
A)  classical conditioning and changes in the available stimuli to associate 
B)  action and changes in the brain associated with operant conditioning 
C)  action and changes in the brain from learning new actions 
D)  perception and changes in the brain from learning new perceptual experiences

Question 13

Key influences on a duckling imprinting on something include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  size 
B)  shape 
C)  species 
D)  movement 
A)  size 
B)  shape 
C)  species 
D)  movement

Question 14

If you were to apply an animal learning model of imprinting to infant facial recognition, based on the research you would choose a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  two-system model based on recognizing followed by orienting 
B)  two-system model based on orienting followed by recognizing 
C)  operant conditioning paradigm where infants are reinforced 
D)  classical conditioning paradigm where infants are conditioned 
A)  two-system model based on recognizing followed by orienting 
B)  two-system model based on orienting followed by recognizing 
C)  operant conditioning paradigm where infants are reinforced 
D)  classical conditioning paradigm where infants are conditioned

Question 15

Briefly describe the study involving kittens by Held and Hein.What were the outcomes of this study and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

In the study by Held and Hein, activity

Question 16

Describe the process of classical conditioning using the correct terminology.

Accepted Answer

Classical conditioning is a form of lear

Question 17

Visual flow fields are:

Accepted Answer

A)  similar visual patterns of information we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
B)  different visual patterns of information we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
C)  similar motoric patterns we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
D)  different motoric patterns we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
A)  similar visual patterns of information we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
B)  different visual patterns of information we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
C)  similar motoric patterns we come to expect when moving at different speeds 
D)  different motoric patterns we come to expect when moving at different speeds

Question 18

The study of songbirds has been important to imitation researchers because it has shown that birds' songs are products of:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  nature and nurture 
C)  nature 
D)  nurture 
A)  genetics 
B)  nature and nurture 
C)  nature 
D)  nurture

Question 19

When held, baby Jamal moves his head toward the side of his face that is stroked.Jamal is exhibiting the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro reflex 
B)  stepping reflex 
C)  patellar reflex 
D)  rooting reflex 
A)  Moro reflex 
B)  stepping reflex 
C)  patellar reflex 
D)  rooting reflex

Question 20

Generally, motor deprivation leads to:

Accepted Answer

A)  no consequences whatsoever 
B)  few consequences even if severe 
C)  few consequences unless severe 
D)  many consequences even if not severe 
A)  no consequences whatsoever 
B)  few consequences even if severe 
C)  few consequences unless severe 
D)  many consequences even if not severe

Infants can demonstrate a genetic influence for handedness by ________ months.

The study of Hopi Indians in the 1940s added to the maturational account because the infants strapped to a cradleboard:

A lesion in the intermediate medial hyperstriatum ventrale (IMHV) in a bird will:

The aim of Watson's famous study was to show that one way we can come to have fears is to be:

Your young daughter seems to be 1 month late in reaching the milestone of walking independently.Friends ask you if you're worried that her motor development overall is stifled.With what you know about infant motor development, you would respond that there is a:

Describe operant conditioning and shaping.How would you use this technique to train a dog to sit?

If a father places his index finger in the palm of his son's hand, the newborn will:

Perceptual-motor development in infants can be considered impressive because:

Describe imprinting and how you would get newly hatched ducklings to imprint on you.

You've been running on a treadmill for about a half hour.Finishing your workout, you hop off the treadmill and find that the world around you seems to be moving very differently than you're used to.Describe what has happened to your perceptual-motor abilities and how.

Imitation can be seen in infants as young as:

Developmental improvements in reaching are linked to two changes in neural circuits for:

Key influences on a duckling imprinting on something include all of the following EXCEPT:

If you were to apply an animal learning model of imprinting to infant facial recognition, based on the research you would choose a(n):

Briefly describe the study involving kittens by Held and Hein.What were the outcomes of this study and why is it important?

Describe the process of classical conditioning using the correct terminology.

Visual flow fields are:

The study of songbirds has been important to imitation researchers because it has shown that birds' songs are products of:

When held, baby Jamal moves his head toward the side of his face that is stroked.Jamal is exhibiting the:

Generally, motor deprivation leads to:

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

Coming to Perceive the World

Coming to Understand the Physical World

Connecting with the Social World

The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality

Language Development

The Growth of Knowledge

The Growth of Cognitive Skills

Intelligence and Schooling

Morality in Thought and Action

Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

Becoming Part of the Family

Becoming Part of the Community

Psychopathology in Childhood

Development after Childhood and Adolescence

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Exam 4: The Emergence of Action

Infants can demonstrate a genetic influence for handedness by ________ months.

The study of Hopi Indians in the 1940s added to the maturational account because the infants strapped to a cradleboard:

A lesion in the intermediate medial hyperstriatum ventrale (IMHV) in a bird will:

The aim of Watson's famous study was to show that one way we can come to have fears is to be:

Your young daughter seems to be 1 month late in reaching the milestone of walking independently.Friends ask you if you're worried that her motor development overall is stifled.With what you know about infant motor development, you would respond that there is a:

Describe operant conditioning and shaping.How would you use this technique to train a dog to sit?

If a father places his index finger in the palm of his son's hand, the newborn will:

Perceptual-motor development in infants can be considered impressive because:

Describe imprinting and how you would get newly hatched ducklings to imprint on you.

You've been running on a treadmill for about a half hour.Finishing your workout, you hop off the treadmill and find that the world around you seems to be moving very differently than you're used to.Describe what has happened to your perceptual-motor abilities and how.

Imitation can be seen in infants as young as:

Developmental improvements in reaching are linked to two changes in neural circuits for:

Key influences on a duckling imprinting on something include all of the following EXCEPT:

If you were to apply an animal learning model of imprinting to infant facial recognition, based on the research you would choose a(n):

Briefly describe the study involving kittens by Held and Hein.What were the outcomes of this study and why is it important?

Describe the process of classical conditioning using the correct terminology.

Visual flow fields are:

The study of songbirds has been important to imitation researchers because it has shown that birds' songs are products of:

When held, baby Jamal moves his head toward the side of his face that is stroked.Jamal is exhibiting the:

Generally, motor deprivation leads to:

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

Coming to Perceive the World

Coming to Understand the Physical World

Connecting with the Social World

The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality

Language Development

The Growth of Knowledge

The Growth of Cognitive Skills

Intelligence and Schooling

Morality in Thought and Action

Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

Becoming Part of the Family

Becoming Part of the Community

Psychopathology in Childhood

Development after Childhood and Adolescence

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