Question 1

Using the habituation method, after first habituating to a picture of an adult who appears to look directly at the infant:

Accepted Answer

A)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look longer at the same face. 
B)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look longer at the novel face. 
C)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look at both faces for an equal amount of time. 
D)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will choose neither, shifting focus to another object 
 in view. 
A)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look longer at the same face. 
B)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look longer at the novel face. 
C)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look at both faces for an equal amount of time. 
D)  when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will choose neither, shifting focus to another object 
 in view.

Question 2

Babies can distinguish between /pa/ and /ba/ by the time they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 month old 
B)  3 months old 
C)  6 months old 
D)  1 year old 
A)  1 month old 
B)  3 months old 
C)  6 months old 
D)  1 year old

Question 3

Which of the following statements about motion perception is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborn babies can track a moving object with their eyes. 
B)  Sensitivity to the direction of motion emerges after about 6 months. 
C)  By 3 years of age, the motion perception of children is the same as that of adults. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Newborn babies can track a moving object with their eyes. 
B)  Sensitivity to the direction of motion emerges after about 6 months. 
C)  By 3 years of age, the motion perception of children is the same as that of adults. 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Young infants __________________ acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot; quite accurate 
B)  cannot; not accurate 
C)  can; quite accurate 
D)  can; not accurate 
A)  cannot; quite accurate 
B)  cannot; not accurate 
C)  can; quite accurate 
D)  can; not accurate

Question 5

The idea that very young infants' perceptual development is aided by common aspects of multimodal stimuli is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intersensory Redundancy Hypothesis 
B)  Multimodal Hypothesis 
C)  Nature-Nurture Hypothesis 
D)  Infant Habituation Hypothesis 
A)  Intersensory Redundancy Hypothesis 
B)  Multimodal Hypothesis 
C)  Nature-Nurture Hypothesis 
D)  Infant Habituation Hypothesis

Question 6

An infant's visual acuity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the same as an adult's. 
B)  better than an adult's but it quickly degrades. 
C)  worse than an adult's but it quickly develops. 
D)  worse than an adult's but it slowly develops. 
A)  the same as an adult's. 
B)  better than an adult's but it quickly degrades. 
C)  worse than an adult's but it quickly develops. 
D)  worse than an adult's but it slowly develops.

Question 7

An infant is able to discriminate between a gray patch and a stimulus of black-and-white stripes that are 1/16-inch wide beginning at the age of:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 month 
B)  2 months 
C)  3 months 
D)  6 months 
A)  1 month 
B)  2 months 
C)  3 months 
D)  6 months

Question 8

If an infant spends a greater percentage of time looking at Object A than Object B in the looking chamber, this means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Object A is more interesting 
B)  Object A is more confusing 
C)  Object A is more unfamiliar 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Object A is more interesting 
B)  Object A is more confusing 
C)  Object A is more unfamiliar 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Using a visual cliff apparatus, Gibson and Walk found that babies are able to discriminate between deep and shallow by the time they:

Accepted Answer

A)  are born. 
B)  are able to crawl. 
C)  are able to walk. 
D)  are 3 years old. 
A)  are born. 
B)  are able to crawl. 
C)  are able to walk. 
D)  are 3 years old.

Question 10

An experiment is conducted in which a baby listens to speech sounds while sucking on a pacifier. The sucking rate is recorded as a measure of interest. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the preference method 
B)  the head-turning technique 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  the high-amplitude sucking procedure 
A)  the preference method 
B)  the head-turning technique 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  the high-amplitude sucking procedure

Question 11

A researcher uses the preference method to examine whether a newborn baby girl can perceive differences between her mother's face and the face of a random woman. The baby looks at a photo of her mother 50% of the time and a photo of a random woman 50% of the time. This suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the infant can distinguish between the two women. 
B)  the infant can tell who her mother is 50% of the time. 
C)  50% of the features of the mother are shared with the random woman. 
D)  the infant is unable to tell the difference between the two women. 
A)  the infant can distinguish between the two women. 
B)  the infant can tell who her mother is 50% of the time. 
C)  50% of the features of the mother are shared with the random woman. 
D)  the infant is unable to tell the difference between the two women.

Question 12

At what age does an infant begin to have the ability to exhibit a clear sense of object identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  1 year 
D)  none of the above 
A)  4 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  1 year 
D)  none of the above

Using the habituation method, after first habituating to a picture of an adult who appears to look directly at the infant:

Babies can distinguish between /pa/ and /ba/ by the time they are:

Which of the following statements about motion perception is TRUE?

Young infants acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are .

The idea that very young infants' perceptual development is aided by common aspects of multimodal stimuli is known as the:

An infant's visual acuity is:

An infant is able to discriminate between a gray patch and a stimulus of black-and-white stripes that are 1/16-inch wide beginning at the age of:

If an infant spends a greater percentage of time looking at Object A than Object B in the looking chamber, this means that:

Using a visual cliff apparatus, Gibson and Walk found that babies are able to discriminate between deep and shallow by the time they:

An experiment is conducted in which a baby listens to speech sounds while sucking on a pacifier. The sucking rate is recorded as a measure of interest. This is an example of:

A researcher uses the preference method to examine whether a newborn baby girl can perceive differences between her mother's face and the face of a random woman. The baby looks at a photo of her mother 50% of the time and a photo of a random woman 50% of the time. This suggests that:

At what age does an infant begin to have the ability to exhibit a clear sense of object identity?

Introduction

Research Methods

The Visual System

Basic Visual Functions

Visual Pattern Perception

Distance and Size Perception

Color

Motion

The Auditory System

Basic Auditory Functions

Auditory Pattern Perception

The Skin Senses

The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell

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Exam 14: Perceptual Development

Using the habituation method, after first habituating to a picture of an adult who appears to look directly at the infant:

Babies can distinguish between /pa/ and /ba/ by the time they are:

Which of the following statements about motion perception is TRUE?

Young infants __________________ acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are __________________.

The idea that very young infants' perceptual development is aided by common aspects of multimodal stimuli is known as the:

An infant's visual acuity is:

An infant is able to discriminate between a gray patch and a stimulus of black-and-white stripes that are 1/16-inch wide beginning at the age of:

If an infant spends a greater percentage of time looking at Object A than Object B in the looking chamber, this means that:

Using a visual cliff apparatus, Gibson and Walk found that babies are able to discriminate between deep and shallow by the time they:

An experiment is conducted in which a baby listens to speech sounds while sucking on a pacifier. The sucking rate is recorded as a measure of interest. This is an example of:

A researcher uses the preference method to examine whether a newborn baby girl can perceive differences between her mother's face and the face of a random woman. The baby looks at a photo of her mother 50% of the time and a photo of a random woman 50% of the time. This suggests that:

At what age does an infant begin to have the ability to exhibit a clear sense of object identity?

Introduction

Research Methods

The Visual System

Basic Visual Functions

Visual Pattern Perception

Distance and Size Perception

Color

Motion

The Auditory System

Basic Auditory Functions

Auditory Pattern Perception

The Skin Senses

The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell

Filters

Young infants acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are .