Exam 6: Basic Learning and Perception

What is perceptual differentiation? How does it relate to learning?

Eleanor Gibson's theory of perceptual learning emphasizes early and fixed specificity in perception.

________ has become an increasingly important element in explaining learning throughout development.

Perceptual development can be considered a deconstructive process,that is,one of imposing sense and order on the multisensory external world.

In a study with children and adults,videotapes of an adult uttering ba ba were synchronized with the sound ga ga.The results showed that children through adults reported hearing

Recent research suggests that infants

Research on biological motion indicates that infants

Can a fetus respond to sound? How can one tell?

If newborns' senses function separately and distinctly,their perception is said to be

Two-to-three-month-olds become quieter and exhibit a decreased heart rate over the deep end of the visual cliff,suggesting that

________ may be one of the earliest "games" that infants use to learn more about their surroundings.

One common childhood fear is fear of lightning.Many children become anxious and cry when they see the bright flash of a lightning bolt in the sky.Explain how this fear can be understood from the perspectives of classical conditioning,operant conditioning,and imitation.

The gradual decline of a response to repetitious occurrences of the same stimulus is called

Biology helps to explain the cross-cultural differences in perception.

Which of the following is not true regarding infants' perception of sound patterns?

The ability to detect satisfying musical phrasings may be related to

________ are useful for neonates,who must launch a sequence of them to "catch up" to a peripheral target.

Under some circumstances,eight-month-olds can keep track of absolute pitch better than adults can.

The ________ controls the amount of light entering the eye and is sluggish during the first few months of life,reducing the ability to focus.

________ may be responsible for acquiring knowledge about language,categories,and procedural routines.