Exam 4: The Emergence of Action

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus evokes the:

You want to teach your dog to sit.You do this by giving him a treat every time he gets closer and closer to sitting still when you say, "Sit." You are using:

Motor development begins:

Which reflex is shown when a baby is placed in a tank of water, given support by the researcher, and then "walks" under water?

Describe the famous "Little Albert" study, why it was done, and what it showed.

A Skinner box is primarily used to train animals in all of the following EXCEPT:

What are perceptual-motor skills, and why might they be considered "impressive" given the change in developing infants?

When your friend tosses you a cold bottle of water, you catch it.This is a demonstration of:

In order to study mirror neurons, researchers implanted electrodes into monkeys':

When a rat learns to fear a light and then subsequently hears a noise with the light, you know from blocking that the rat will:

Take the stance of an empiricist.How would you say eye-limb coordination emerges? An infant:

The patellar reflex is when tapping the:

When you provide an infant with an enriched environment that includes things like a floor with varying textures and inclines, you are providing:

Choose the stance of a maturational researcher.Describe your account and why you feel it is the better choice.

Imprinting is important because it offers evidence that:

Based on the Power Toddlers program example in the text and your understanding of perceptual-motor development, you know that programs that promise large changes in physical ability and prowess in 1-3-year-olds:

Work by von Hofsten has suggested eye-hand/eye-limb development may occur much earlier than expected.For example, he found infants as young as ________ could track and anticipate the movement of objects with their hands.

You want to have some fun playing with your friend's 3-week-old baby.You know that if you stick your tongue out at him several times, with clear pauses between each time, he will likely:

Your strong aversion to the sound of an alarm clock similar to your own is likely the result of:

Mirror neurons are interesting because research with monkeys has shown they fire when the: