Question 1

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Auditory localization

Accepted Answer

The ability to detec

Question 2

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Kinematic depth cues

Accepted Answer

Information about pe

Question 3

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Optical expansion and contraction

Accepted Answer

The increase and dec

Question 4

In the United States and most developed countries, infants

Accepted Answer

A)  are carried in their parents' arms most of the time they are awake 
B)  spend their days strapped onto their mother's back 
C)  are moved about in containers with wheels, such as strollers 
D)  receive less time to crawl and explore in a safe environment than infants in developing countries 
A)  are carried in their parents' arms most of the time they are awake 
B)  spend their days strapped onto their mother's back 
C)  are moved about in containers with wheels, such as strollers 
D)  receive less time to crawl and explore in a safe environment than infants in developing countries

Question 5

In one ingenious study of _____ perception, researchers first gave 1-month-old infants a bumpy pacifier to feel in their mouth and only later allowed them to look at that pacifier - after they had placed it next to a smooth pacifier that they had not explored orally.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-modal 
B)  intermodal 
C)  amodal 
D)  bimodal 
A)  cross-modal 
B)  intermodal 
C)  amodal 
D)  bimodal

Question 6

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Vestibular sense

Accepted Answer

A sense that conveys

Question 7

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Fovea

Accepted Answer

The center

Question 8

In which order do the following fine motor skills usually develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  prereaching, smooth reaching, adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers 
B)  adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback, prereaching, smooth reaching, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers 
C)  prereaching, smooth reaching, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers, adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback, 
D)  smooth reaching, prereaching, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers, adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback 
A)  prereaching, smooth reaching, adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers 
B)  adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback, prereaching, smooth reaching, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers 
C)  prereaching, smooth reaching, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers, adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback, 
D)  smooth reaching, prereaching, drawing with objects such as crayons and markers, adjusting hands to grasp objects without visual feedback

Question 9

Handedness - a consistent preference for using one hand or the other in activities such as self-feeding - typically is evident by the age of

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months 
B)  12 months 
C)  18 months 
D)  36 months 
A)  6 months 
B)  12 months 
C)  18 months 
D)  36 months

Question 10

Which of the following odors are newborn infants least likely to prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)  vanilla 
B)  fish 
C)  lavender 
D)  rosemary 
A)  vanilla 
B)  fish 
C)  lavender 
D)  rosemary

Question 11

Which infant sensory ability has been studied the least?

Accepted Answer

A)  vision 
B)  hearing 
C)  touch 
D)  taste 
A)  vision 
B)  hearing 
C)  touch 
D)  taste

Question 12

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Stereoscopic depth information

Accepted Answer

Information about pe

Question 13

When infants grasp objects between finger and thumb, they are demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  gross motor skills 
B)  fine motor skills 
C)  postural compensation 
D)  prereaching 
A)  gross motor skills 
B)  fine motor skills 
C)  postural compensation 
D)  prereaching

Question 14

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Contrast sensitivity

Accepted Answer

The ability to perceive differences amon

Question 15

Hannah, a newborn infant, is coming home from the hospital for the first time. Her parents want her nursery to provide optimal visual stimulation. Research would support including all of the following features except

Accepted Answer

A)  pastel colors, especially light yellow and light green 
B)  moving objects, such as mobiles 
C)  patterns featuring areas of high contrast, such as red and white or black and white 
D)  patterns that resemble faces 
A)  pastel colors, especially light yellow and light green 
B)  moving objects, such as mobiles 
C)  patterns featuring areas of high contrast, such as red and white or black and white 
D)  patterns that resemble faces

Question 16

All of the following statements about infants' motor development are accurate except

Accepted Answer

A)  infants are able to use visual information to adjust their posture 
B)  the perception system has been shown to be functionally separate from the action (motor) system 
C)  infants learning to walk on their own fall down frequently because their gait tends to be inconsistent 
D)  most children can run by the time they are 2 years old 
A)  infants are able to use visual information to adjust their posture 
B)  the perception system has been shown to be functionally separate from the action (motor) system 
C)  infants learning to walk on their own fall down frequently because their gait tends to be inconsistent 
D)  most children can run by the time they are 2 years old

Question 17

If infants look longer at a video display that shows another infant's legs moving than at a video display that shows their own legs moving, researchers studying intermodal perception have concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  infants younger than 8 months are unable to integrate visual and proprioceptive information 
B)  infants younger than 8 months do not notice that the movements of the other infant's legs do not match their own legs' movements 
C)  infants younger than 8 months are sensitive to the absence of a contingency between the feeling of their own legs' movements and the image of the other infant's legs moving 
D)  infants younger than 8 months are capable of cross-modal perception but not intermodal perception 
A)  infants younger than 8 months are unable to integrate visual and proprioceptive information 
B)  infants younger than 8 months do not notice that the movements of the other infant's legs do not match their own legs' movements 
C)  infants younger than 8 months are sensitive to the absence of a contingency between the feeling of their own legs' movements and the image of the other infant's legs moving 
D)  infants younger than 8 months are capable of cross-modal perception but not intermodal perception

Question 18

The depth cue that infants are able to use at the earliest age is _____ information.

Accepted Answer

A)  kinematic 
B)  stereoscopic 
C)  pictorial 
D)  foveal 
A)  kinematic 
B)  stereoscopic 
C)  pictorial 
D)  foveal

Question 19

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Forced-choice preferential looking

Accepted Answer

A research procedure in which

What is the definition of the following terms? -Auditory localization

What is the definition of the following terms? -Kinematic depth cues

What is the definition of the following terms? -Optical expansion and contraction

In the United States and most developed countries, infants

In one ingenious study of _____ perception, researchers first gave 1-month-old infants a bumpy pacifier to feel in their mouth and only later allowed them to look at that pacifier - after they had placed it next to a smooth pacifier that they had not explored orally.

What is the definition of the following terms? -Vestibular sense

What is the definition of the following terms? -Fovea

In which order do the following fine motor skills usually develop?

Handedness - a consistent preference for using one hand or the other in activities such as self-feeding - typically is evident by the age of

Which of the following odors are newborn infants least likely to prefer?

Which infant sensory ability has been studied the least?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Stereoscopic depth information

When infants grasp objects between finger and thumb, they are demonstrating

What is the definition of the following terms? -Contrast sensitivity

Hannah, a newborn infant, is coming home from the hospital for the first time. Her parents want her nursery to provide optimal visual stimulation. Research would support including all of the following features except

All of the following statements about infants' motor development are accurate except

If infants look longer at a video display that shows another infant's legs moving than at a video display that shows their own legs moving, researchers studying intermodal perception have concluded that

The depth cue that infants are able to use at the earliest age is _____ information.

What is the definition of the following terms? -Forced-choice preferential looking

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What is the definition of the following terms? -Auditory localization

What is the definition of the following terms? -Kinematic depth cues

What is the definition of the following terms? -Optical expansion and contraction

In the United States and most developed countries, infants

In one ingenious study of _____ perception, researchers first gave 1-month-old infants a bumpy pacifier to feel in their mouth and only later allowed them to look at that pacifier - after they had placed it next to a smooth pacifier that they had not explored orally.

What is the definition of the following terms? -Vestibular sense

What is the definition of the following terms? -Fovea

In which order do the following fine motor skills usually develop?

Handedness - a consistent preference for using one hand or the other in activities such as self-feeding - typically is evident by the age of

Which of the following odors are newborn infants least likely to prefer?

Which infant sensory ability has been studied the least?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Stereoscopic depth information

When infants grasp objects between finger and thumb, they are demonstrating

What is the definition of the following terms? -Contrast sensitivity

Hannah, a newborn infant, is coming home from the hospital for the first time. Her parents want her nursery to provide optimal visual stimulation. Research would support including all of the following features except

All of the following statements about infants' motor development are accurate except

If infants look longer at a video display that shows another infant's legs moving than at a video display that shows their own legs moving, researchers studying intermodal perception have concluded that

The depth cue that infants are able to use at the earliest age is _____ information.

What is the definition of the following terms? -Forced-choice preferential looking

Beliefs About Babies: Historical Perspectives on Children and Childhood

Research Methods

Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Growth, Health, and Nutrition

Cognition, Learning, and Intelligence

Language and Communication

Relationships and Social Development

Temperament, Emotions, and the Self

Building Better Babies: Childcare and Early Intervention

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