Question 1

According to Bahrick and Lickliter's intersensory redundancy theory,perception is best when information is presented redundantly to multiple senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Babies pay attention when a novel stimulus is first presented,but they pay less attention as it becomes more familiar.This phenomenon is called

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination. 
B) interposition. 
C) an orienting response. 
D) habituation. 
A) discrimination. 
B) interposition. 
C) an orienting response. 
D) habituation.

Question 3

Which parent should be most concerned about a possible hearing impairment?

Accepted Answer

A) Kristen,whose one-year-old daughter has had repeated ear infections. 
B) Katy,whose two-month-old son does not respond to his name. 
C) Abby,whose six-month-old daughter seems to overreact to loud sounds. 
D) Virginia,whose 12-month-old son is starting to imitate speech sounds. 
A) Kristen,whose one-year-old daughter has had repeated ear infections. 
B) Katy,whose two-month-old son does not respond to his name. 
C) Abby,whose six-month-old daughter seems to overreact to loud sounds. 
D) Virginia,whose 12-month-old son is starting to imitate speech sounds.

Question 4

Thomas and Alva should begin to be concerned about a possible hearing impairment if their infant son does not begin to imitate speech sounds and simple words by

Accepted Answer

A) one month of age. 
B) four months of age. 
C) six months of age. 
D) 12 months of age. 
A) one month of age. 
B) four months of age. 
C) six months of age. 
D) 12 months of age.

Question 5

Four-month-old Courtney has habituated to the mobile over her crib.You would expect Courtney to

Accepted Answer

A) show a preference for that mobile over other mobiles. 
B) spend less time looking at it now than when it was first placed over her crib. 
C) show the same behaviour toward the mobile now as she did when she first saw it. 
D) spend more time looking at it now than when it was first placed over her crib. 
A) show a preference for that mobile over other mobiles. 
B) spend less time looking at it now than when it was first placed over her crib. 
C) show the same behaviour toward the mobile now as she did when she first saw it. 
D) spend more time looking at it now than when it was first placed over her crib.

Question 6

Seven-month-old Ramila was placed on the deep side of a visual cliff apparatus.You would be most likely to find that her heart rate ________,a sign of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) decelerated;interest 
B) accelerated;interest 
C) decelerated;fear 
D) accelerated;fear 
A) decelerated;interest 
B) accelerated;interest 
C) decelerated;fear 
D) accelerated;fear

Question 7

List and briefly describe the four types of pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 8

Four-month-old Justin is likely to have

Accepted Answer

A) a sense of size constancy,but not of shape constancy. 
B) a sense of colour and shape constancy,but not of size constancy. 
C) no sense of size,shape,or colour constancy. 
D) a sense of size,shape,and colour constancy. 
A) a sense of size constancy,but not of shape constancy. 
B) a sense of colour and shape constancy,but not of size constancy. 
C) no sense of size,shape,or colour constancy. 
D) a sense of size,shape,and colour constancy.

Question 9

In order to learn to do a triple jump in ice skating,Jennifer broke the triple jump into its component parts-the take-off,the individual turns,and the landing-and practised each of those individually.Jennifer was using ________ to master a complex act.

Accepted Answer

A) locomotion 
B) fine-motor skills 
C) integration 
D) differentiation 
A) locomotion 
B) fine-motor skills 
C) integration 
D) differentiation

Question 10

So-called "pictorial cues" are used to infer depth

Accepted Answer

A) in the newborn. 
B) beginning at three months of age. 
C) by seven months of age. 
D) after the first birthday. 
A) in the newborn. 
B) beginning at three months of age. 
C) by seven months of age. 
D) after the first birthday.

Question 11

Infants do not demonstrate sensitivity to the rhythmic structure of music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Older preschoolers show more focused attention than do younger preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The term "auditory threshold" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the range of pitches in normal conversational tones. 
B) the quietest sound a person can hear. 
C) the level of sound at which hearing impairments begin to occur. 
D) sounds that can be heard by adults but not by infants. 
A) the range of pitches in normal conversational tones. 
B) the quietest sound a person can hear. 
C) the level of sound at which hearing impairments begin to occur. 
D) sounds that can be heard by adults but not by infants.

Question 14

Detection of hearing impairments early in infancy

Accepted Answer

A) is not possible. 
B) is not predictive of hearing impairments later in life. 
C) does not increase the probability of treatment success. 
D) increases the likelihood of being able to treat the problem. 
A) is not possible. 
B) is not predictive of hearing impairments later in life. 
C) does not increase the probability of treatment success. 
D) increases the likelihood of being able to treat the problem.

Question 15

The realization that an object's actual size remains the same despite changes in the size of its retinal image is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) retinal disparity. 
B) size constancy. 
C) object permanence. 
D) shape constancy. 
A) retinal disparity. 
B) size constancy. 
C) object permanence. 
D) shape constancy.

Question 16

Most babies take their first steps at 24 months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The early development of face-recognition skill is adaptive because

Accepted Answer

A) it ensures that very young infants can recognize their caregivers. 
B) it guards against any long-term impacts on face processing in the case of infants with congenital cataracts. 
C) it ensures that infants will react similarly to faces and objects. 
D) it provides a basis for social relationships. 
A) it ensures that very young infants can recognize their caregivers. 
B) it guards against any long-term impacts on face processing in the case of infants with congenital cataracts. 
C) it ensures that infants will react similarly to faces and objects. 
D) it provides a basis for social relationships.

Question 18

Recent thinking is that that cross-modal perception is much more difficult for infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Attention is the process by which we select information that will be processed further.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After first learning to do a backbend and then learning to stand up from a backbend,Janine combined those two elements to do a complete back walkover.Janine's combining of the two component skills to perform a more complex skill is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) differentiation. 
B) locomotion. 
C) a fine-motor skill. 
D) integration. 
A) differentiation. 
B) locomotion. 
C) a fine-motor skill. 
D) integration.

According to Bahrick and Lickliter's intersensory redundancy theory,perception is best when information is presented redundantly to multiple senses.

Babies pay attention when a novel stimulus is first presented,but they pay less attention as it becomes more familiar.This phenomenon is called

Which parent should be most concerned about a possible hearing impairment?

Thomas and Alva should begin to be concerned about a possible hearing impairment if their infant son does not begin to imitate speech sounds and simple words by

Four-month-old Courtney has habituated to the mobile over her crib.You would expect Courtney to

Seven-month-old Ramila was placed on the deep side of a visual cliff apparatus.You would be most likely to find that her heart rate ,a sign of .

List and briefly describe the four types of pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Four-month-old Justin is likely to have

In order to learn to do a triple jump in ice skating,Jennifer broke the triple jump into its component parts-the take-off,the individual turns,and the landing-and practised each of those individually.Jennifer was using ________ to master a complex act.

So-called "pictorial cues" are used to infer depth

Infants do not demonstrate sensitivity to the rhythmic structure of music.

Older preschoolers show more focused attention than do younger preschoolers.

The term "auditory threshold" refers to

Detection of hearing impairments early in infancy

The realization that an object's actual size remains the same despite changes in the size of its retinal image is referred to as

Most babies take their first steps at 24 months.

The early development of face-recognition skill is adaptive because

Recent thinking is that that cross-modal perception is much more difficult for infants.

Attention is the process by which we select information that will be processed further.

After first learning to do a backbend and then learning to stand up from a backbend,Janine combined those two elements to do a complete back walkover.Janine's combining of the two component skills to perform a more complex skill is referred to as

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According to Bahrick and Lickliter's intersensory redundancy theory,perception is best when information is presented redundantly to multiple senses.

Babies pay attention when a novel stimulus is first presented,but they pay less attention as it becomes more familiar.This phenomenon is called

Which parent should be most concerned about a possible hearing impairment?

Thomas and Alva should begin to be concerned about a possible hearing impairment if their infant son does not begin to imitate speech sounds and simple words by

Four-month-old Courtney has habituated to the mobile over her crib.You would expect Courtney to

Seven-month-old Ramila was placed on the deep side of a visual cliff apparatus.You would be most likely to find that her heart rate ________,a sign of ________.

List and briefly describe the four types of pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Four-month-old Justin is likely to have

In order to learn to do a triple jump in ice skating,Jennifer broke the triple jump into its component parts-the take-off,the individual turns,and the landing-and practised each of those individually.Jennifer was using ________ to master a complex act.

So-called "pictorial cues" are used to infer depth

Infants do not demonstrate sensitivity to the rhythmic structure of music.

Older preschoolers show more focused attention than do younger preschoolers.

The term "auditory threshold" refers to

Detection of hearing impairments early in infancy

The realization that an object's actual size remains the same despite changes in the size of its retinal image is referred to as

Most babies take their first steps at 24 months.

The early development of face-recognition skill is adaptive because

Recent thinking is that that cross-modal perception is much more difficult for infants.

Attention is the process by which we select information that will be processed further.

After first learning to do a backbend and then learning to stand up from a backbend,Janine combined those two elements to do a complete back walkover.Janine's combining of the two component skills to perform a more complex skill is referred to as

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behaviour

Gender and Development

Social Influences

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Seven-month-old Ramila was placed on the deep side of a visual cliff apparatus.You would be most likely to find that her heart rate ,a sign of .