Question 1

Physical education classes

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A) should meet more frequently each week to promote physical fitness. 
B) usually require high levels of activity during most of the class. 
C) should emphasize team sports that are fun for the children. 
D) do not need to emphasize lifetime physical activity. 
A) should meet more frequently each week to promote physical fitness. 
B) usually require high levels of activity during most of the class. 
C) should emphasize team sports that are fun for the children. 
D) do not need to emphasize lifetime physical activity.

Question 2

What is habituation and how is it used to study perception in infants?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 3

Babies who are one and a half months old who cannot crawl are afraid when they are placed on the deep side of the visual cliff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Visual acuity assesses how

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A) clearly an infant can see. 
B) well an infant can perceive depth. 
C) well an infant can perceive colour. 
D) retinal images in the left and right eyes compare. 
A) clearly an infant can see. 
B) well an infant can perceive depth. 
C) well an infant can perceive colour. 
D) retinal images in the left and right eyes compare.

Question 5

Most four-month-olds

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A) do not have the muscles necessary to keep their balance. 
B) use cues from the inner ears to maintain balance. 
C) use only visual cues to maintain balance. 
D) cannot maintain balance if they are blindfolded. 
A) do not have the muscles necessary to keep their balance. 
B) use cues from the inner ears to maintain balance. 
C) use only visual cues to maintain balance. 
D) cannot maintain balance if they are blindfolded.

Question 6

By four months,babies have mastered size constancy,brightness constancy,colour constancy,and shape constancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Carla has trouble keeping her attention on a task.What might help Carla improve her attention?

Accepted Answer

A) Remove all objects that are not necessary for the task. 
B) Try to create a more pleasant work environment by playing some music while Carla is working on her task. 
C) Stop nagging her about staying on task and expect her to be responsible for paying attention on her own. 
D) Invite some other children to sit at the table and keep her company while she works. 
A) Remove all objects that are not necessary for the task. 
B) Try to create a more pleasant work environment by playing some music while Carla is working on her task. 
C) Stop nagging her about staying on task and expect her to be responsible for paying attention on her own. 
D) Invite some other children to sit at the table and keep her company while she works.

Question 8

________ refers to breaking down complex skills into their component parts.

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A) Differentiation 
B) Integration 
C) Motor skills 
D) Locomotion 
A) Differentiation 
B) Integration 
C) Motor skills 
D) Locomotion

Question 9

One-month-old Mari's grimace after tasting a substance suggests that what she tasted was

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A) bitter. 
B) salty. 
C) sweet. 
D) spicy. 
A) bitter. 
B) salty. 
C) sweet. 
D) spicy.

Question 10

The majority of the crawling infants in the Gibson and Walk study of depth perception using a visual cliff

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A) demonstrated no fear of crawling over the deep side. 
B) demonstrated depth perception. 
C) would crawl over the deep side when called by their mothers. 
D) could not discriminate the shallow side from the deep side. 
A) demonstrated no fear of crawling over the deep side. 
B) demonstrated depth perception. 
C) would crawl over the deep side when called by their mothers. 
D) could not discriminate the shallow side from the deep side.

Question 11

The theory of intersensory redundancy says that infants learn best when

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A) information is presented simultaneously to multiple senses. 
B) information is presented to one sense at a time. 
C) information is presented to multiple senses,but at different moments. 
D) information is presented with as little sensory stimulation as possible. 
A) information is presented simultaneously to multiple senses. 
B) information is presented to one sense at a time. 
C) information is presented to multiple senses,but at different moments. 
D) information is presented with as little sensory stimulation as possible.

Question 12

In newborns,the sense of smell is

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A) not developed at all. 
B) very primitive. 
C) fair. 
D) well developed. 
A) not developed at all. 
B) very primitive. 
C) fair. 
D) well developed.

Question 13

Jeremiah was born with a hearing impairment.The most likely cause of his hearing impairment is

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A) heredity. 
B) maternal disease during pregnancy. 
C) maternal drug use during pregnancy. 
D) maternal exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy. 
A) heredity. 
B) maternal disease during pregnancy. 
C) maternal drug use during pregnancy. 
D) maternal exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy.

Question 14

In the treatment of ADHD

Accepted Answer

A) medication is of little benefit. 
B) depressants are the most helpful type of medication. 
C) psychosocial treatments are not effective. 
D) both medication and psychosocial treatment can be effective. 
A) medication is of little benefit. 
B) depressants are the most helpful type of medication. 
C) psychosocial treatments are not effective. 
D) both medication and psychosocial treatment can be effective.

Question 15

Motor development involves many distinct skills that are organized and reorganized over time to meet the demands of specific tasks according to

Accepted Answer

A) intersensory redundancy. 
B) dynamic systems theory. 
C) differentiation. 
D) interposition. 
A) intersensory redundancy. 
B) dynamic systems theory. 
C) differentiation. 
D) interposition.

Question 16

Your friends Elmo and Dawn have a three-year-old daughter,Courtney.Dawn stays at home with Courtney during the day while Elmo is at work.Often in the evening,Courtney will say "Mom,Mom,Mom" repeatedly before Dawn responds to her.Elmo cannot understand why Dawn keeps ignoring Courtney.When Courtney says "Dad" he always responds right away.How would you explain what's happening using what you know about the selective nature of attention,orienting responses,and habituation?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 17

In _________,infants sit and walk at younger ages.

Accepted Answer

A) Europe 
B) Canada 
C) the United States 
D) some traditional African cultures 
A) Europe 
B) Canada 
C) the United States 
D) some traditional African cultures

Question 18

After a stimulus is presented repeatedly,infants pay more attention to it.This increase in attention is called habituation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

At about four months of age,infants use retinal disparity as a depth cue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Because the taste of her mother's milk is affected by what her mother has just eaten,Baby Bonita is likely to prefer nursing after her mother has eaten

Accepted Answer

A) candy. 
B) a grapefruit. 
C) a lemon. 
D) strong coffee. 
A) candy. 
B) a grapefruit. 
C) a lemon. 
D) strong coffee.

Physical education classes

What is habituation and how is it used to study perception in infants?

Babies who are one and a half months old who cannot crawl are afraid when they are placed on the deep side of the visual cliff.

Visual acuity assesses how

Most four-month-olds

By four months,babies have mastered size constancy,brightness constancy,colour constancy,and shape constancy.

Carla has trouble keeping her attention on a task.What might help Carla improve her attention?

________ refers to breaking down complex skills into their component parts.

One-month-old Mari's grimace after tasting a substance suggests that what she tasted was

The majority of the crawling infants in the Gibson and Walk study of depth perception using a visual cliff

The theory of intersensory redundancy says that infants learn best when

In newborns,the sense of smell is

Jeremiah was born with a hearing impairment.The most likely cause of his hearing impairment is

In the treatment of ADHD

Motor development involves many distinct skills that are organized and reorganized over time to meet the demands of specific tasks according to

In _________,infants sit and walk at younger ages.

After a stimulus is presented repeatedly,infants pay more attention to it.This increase in attention is called habituation.

At about four months of age,infants use retinal disparity as a depth cue.

Because the taste of her mother's milk is affected by what her mother has just eaten,Baby Bonita is likely to prefer nursing after her mother has eaten

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Physical education classes

What is habituation and how is it used to study perception in infants?

Babies who are one and a half months old who cannot crawl are afraid when they are placed on the deep side of the visual cliff.

Visual acuity assesses how

Most four-month-olds

By four months,babies have mastered size constancy,brightness constancy,colour constancy,and shape constancy.

Carla has trouble keeping her attention on a task.What might help Carla improve her attention?

________ refers to breaking down complex skills into their component parts.

One-month-old Mari's grimace after tasting a substance suggests that what she tasted was

The majority of the crawling infants in the Gibson and Walk study of depth perception using a visual cliff

The theory of intersensory redundancy says that infants learn best when

In newborns,the sense of smell is

Jeremiah was born with a hearing impairment.The most likely cause of his hearing impairment is

In the treatment of ADHD

Motor development involves many distinct skills that are organized and reorganized over time to meet the demands of specific tasks according to

In _________,infants sit and walk at younger ages.

After a stimulus is presented repeatedly,infants pay more attention to it.This increase in attention is called habituation.

At about four months of age,infants use retinal disparity as a depth cue.

Because the taste of her mother's milk is affected by what her mother has just eaten,Baby Bonita is likely to prefer nursing after her mother has eaten

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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