Exam 14: Perceptual Development

An experiment is conducted to determine whether a 3-month old Japanese infant can detect differences between the phonemes /r/ and /l/. -In the first stage, the baby listens to the sound /r/ played over speakers and the experimenter records the rate at which the infant sucks on a pacifier. Initially when hearing the /r/ sound, the baby sucks quickly but over time, the sucking rate decreases. This is an example of:

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Compared to an adult's eye, in an infant's eye:

This same experimenter wonders if a 6-month old Japanese baby can tell the difference between these two sounds. The experimenter first pairs the sound /r/ with a clapping toy presented to the baby's right. Then, the experimenter plays the sound /l/ repeatedly over speakers while the baby is looking straight ahead. -When the sound changes from /l/ to /r/, the baby looks to the right, anticipating the presence of a clapping toy. This is an example of:

Which of the following visual disorders is due to a buildup of pressure within the eye?

This same experimenter wonders if a 6-month old Japanese baby can tell the difference between these two sounds. The experimenter first pairs the sound /r/ with a clapping toy presented to the baby's right. Then, the experimenter plays the sound /l/ repeatedly over speakers while the baby is looking straight ahead. -The fact that the 6-month old turned when the sound changed from /l/ to /r/ indicates that the Japanese baby:

Infants as young as __________________ of age reach differently for different objects.

Which of the following statements about the preference method is FALSE?

Infants have functional M and L cones at what age?

Infants are able to link human faces with voices by at least __________________ of age.

Which of the following statements about the newborn infant's eye is TRUE?

Which of the following word pairs would an older adult be MOST likely to have trouble hearing the difference between?

A pregnant woman notices that during a fireworks show, every time a firework sounds, the fetus leaps in the womb. The fetus is most likely:

Conductive hearing loss affects __________________. Presbycusis affects __________________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Which of the following visual disorders is due to a clouding of the lens?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following statements about the aging visual system is TRUE?

A factor, other than the factor being studied, that is present to different extents in the two groups and could influence the dependent variable is: