Question 1

Who is associated with the dynamic systems view of how people develop their motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnold Gesell 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Erik Erikson 
A)  Arnold Gesell 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Erik Erikson

Question 2

Which of the following reflexes is permanent?

Accepted Answer

A)  rooting 
B)  stepping 
C)  blinking 
D)  grasping 
A)  rooting 
B)  stepping 
C)  blinking 
D)  grasping

Question 3

The newborn's vision is estimated to be ______________ on the well-known Snellan chart used for eye examinations.

Accepted Answer

A)  20/20 
B)  20/40 
C)  20/100 
D)  20/240 
A)  20/20 
B)  20/40 
C)  20/100 
D)  20/240

Question 4

Compare and contrast the gross motor activities of a preschool child to a child in grade school.

Accepted Answer

Preschool children and children in grade

Question 5

What question were Gibson and Walk investigating by constructing a miniature cliff with a drop-off covered by glass in their laboratory? (They placed infants on the edge of this visual cliff and their mothers coaxed them to crawl onto the glass.)

Accepted Answer

A)  How fast can a young child crawl? 
B)  Can a young child be separated from his mother without concern? 
C)  How early in life does depth perception develop? 
D)  Does a child become upset when being tested when the mother does not physically hold the child? 
A)  How fast can a young child crawl? 
B)  Can a young child be separated from his mother without concern? 
C)  How early in life does depth perception develop? 
D)  Does a child become upset when being tested when the mother does not physically hold the child?

Question 6

What would we expect from Lisa,who is 3 months old,as she views a regularly alternating (such as left,right,left,right)series of pictures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lisa would begin to anticipate the location of the picture,looking at the side on which it was expected to appear. 
B)  Lisa would not at all be interested in anticipating where the picture would appear next. 
C)  Lisa would just reach out to touch the picture. 
D)  Lisa would have difficulty focusing on the movement. 
A)  Lisa would begin to anticipate the location of the picture,looking at the side on which it was expected to appear. 
B)  Lisa would not at all be interested in anticipating where the picture would appear next. 
C)  Lisa would just reach out to touch the picture. 
D)  Lisa would have difficulty focusing on the movement.

Question 7

Research completed with infants 5 to 9 months of age using a bouncing ball and perception with a gradually occluded wall found that infants were more likely to predict the path of the ball when it disappeared _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gradually 
B)  suddenly 
C)  abruptly 
D)  imploded 
A)  gradually 
B)  suddenly 
C)  abruptly 
D)  imploded

Question 8

Scott Johnson did research in the area of perception of occluded objects.In his research he found that learning,experience,and self-directed exploration via eye movements play key roles in the development of ______ completion in young infants.

Accepted Answer

A)  constancy 
B)  perceptual 
C)  size 
D)  sensational 
A)  constancy 
B)  perceptual 
C)  size 
D)  sensational

Question 9

At what age would a child be expected to walk?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months 
B)  8 months 
C)  12 months 
D)  15 months 
A)  6 months 
B)  8 months 
C)  12 months 
D)  15 months

Question 10

Discuss the milestones in gross motor coordination in the first year of life and tell the sequence in which the baby will learn them.

Accepted Answer

The newborn starts the road to gross mot

Question 11

The main theme of the ________________ approach of Elenore and James J.Gibson is to discover how perception guides action.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic systems 
B)  ecological 
C)  perception-cognition 
D)  perception-motor coupling 
A)  dynamic systems 
B)  ecological 
C)  perception-cognition 
D)  perception-motor coupling

Question 12

________________________ is the recognition that an object remains the same shape even though its orientation to us changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Size constancy 
B)  Shape constancy 
C)  Perceptual constancy 
D)  Depth perception 
A)  Size constancy 
B)  Shape constancy 
C)  Perceptual constancy 
D)  Depth perception

Question 13

Pitch is the perception of the frequency of a sound.Infants

Accepted Answer

A)  are less sensitive to low-pitched sounds. 
B)  are more likely to hear high-pitched sounds. 
C)  have no ability to distinguish sounds with different pitches until about 3 years old. 
D)  are less sensitive to low-pitched sounds and are more likely to hear high-pitched sounds. 
A)  are less sensitive to low-pitched sounds. 
B)  are more likely to hear high-pitched sounds. 
C)  have no ability to distinguish sounds with different pitches until about 3 years old. 
D)  are less sensitive to low-pitched sounds and are more likely to hear high-pitched sounds.

Question 14

Gesell believes that motor development comes about through the unfolding of a genetic plan called

Accepted Answer

A)  organogenesis. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  memory. 
D)  an activity plan. 
A)  organogenesis. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  memory. 
D)  an activity plan.

Question 15

Which one of the following should occur if you are a coach of children's sports?

Accepted Answer

A)  You should yell at the children to get them to perform at the highest capability. 
B)  You should compare the child to siblings or to more talented children. 
C)  You should equate sports with work. 
D)  You should convince the child that he or she is making a good effort. 
A)  You should yell at the children to get them to perform at the highest capability. 
B)  You should compare the child to siblings or to more talented children. 
C)  You should equate sports with work. 
D)  You should convince the child that he or she is making a good effort.

Question 16

Reading Dr.Seuss's classic story The Cat in the Hat to the child in the mother's womb,according to a recent research project,showed that the

Accepted Answer

A)  newborn prefers hearing the story after birth. 
B)  infant sucked on a nipple in a different way when the mother read the story. 
C)  infant's brain has a remarkable ability to learn even before birth. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  newborn prefers hearing the story after birth. 
B)  infant sucked on a nipple in a different way when the mother read the story. 
C)  infant's brain has a remarkable ability to learn even before birth. 
D)  All of these.

Question 17

Robert Frantz placed infants in a "looking chamber" that had two displays on the ceiling above the infant's head.This approach is used to study a child's

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing. 
B)  vision. 
C)  heart rate. 
D)  arm movement. 
A)  hearing. 
B)  vision. 
C)  heart rate. 
D)  arm movement.

Question 18

Describe the difference between habituation and dishabituation.

Accepted Answer

Habituation is a decreased res

Question 19

With regard to smell,newborns' expressions on their faces indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  they do not differentiate odors. 
B)  they do differentiate odors. 
C)  they can clearly show a preference. 
D)  not only can they differentiate orders,but they can clearly show a preference. 
A)  they do not differentiate odors. 
B)  they do differentiate odors. 
C)  they can clearly show a preference. 
D)  not only can they differentiate orders,but they can clearly show a preference.

Question 20

List five different factors relating to the vision of an infant.

Accepted Answer

Infants' vision development is a complex

Who is associated with the dynamic systems view of how people develop their motor skills?

Which of the following reflexes is permanent?

The newborn's vision is estimated to be ______________ on the well-known Snellan chart used for eye examinations.

Compare and contrast the gross motor activities of a preschool child to a child in grade school.

What question were Gibson and Walk investigating by constructing a miniature cliff with a drop-off covered by glass in their laboratory? (They placed infants on the edge of this visual cliff and their mothers coaxed them to crawl onto the glass.)

What would we expect from Lisa,who is 3 months old,as she views a regularly alternating (such as left,right,left,right)series of pictures?

Research completed with infants 5 to 9 months of age using a bouncing ball and perception with a gradually occluded wall found that infants were more likely to predict the path of the ball when it disappeared _______.

Scott Johnson did research in the area of perception of occluded objects.In his research he found that learning,experience,and self-directed exploration via eye movements play key roles in the development of ______ completion in young infants.

At what age would a child be expected to walk?

Discuss the milestones in gross motor coordination in the first year of life and tell the sequence in which the baby will learn them.

The main theme of the ________________ approach of Elenore and James J.Gibson is to discover how perception guides action.

________________________ is the recognition that an object remains the same shape even though its orientation to us changes.

Pitch is the perception of the frequency of a sound.Infants

Gesell believes that motor development comes about through the unfolding of a genetic plan called

Which one of the following should occur if you are a coach of children's sports?

Reading Dr.Seuss's classic story The Cat in the Hat to the child in the mother's womb,according to a recent research project,showed that the

Robert Frantz placed infants in a "looking chamber" that had two displays on the ceiling above the infant's head.This approach is used to study a child's

Describe the difference between habituation and dishabituation.

With regard to smell,newborns' expressions on their faces indicate that

List five different factors relating to the vision of an infant.

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Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Who is associated with the dynamic systems view of how people develop their motor skills?

Which of the following reflexes is permanent?

The newborn's vision is estimated to be ______________ on the well-known Snellan chart used for eye examinations.

Compare and contrast the gross motor activities of a preschool child to a child in grade school.

What question were Gibson and Walk investigating by constructing a miniature cliff with a drop-off covered by glass in their laboratory? (They placed infants on the edge of this visual cliff and their mothers coaxed them to crawl onto the glass.)

What would we expect from Lisa,who is 3 months old,as she views a regularly alternating (such as left,right,left,right)series of pictures?

Research completed with infants 5 to 9 months of age using a bouncing ball and perception with a gradually occluded wall found that infants were more likely to predict the path of the ball when it disappeared _______.

Scott Johnson did research in the area of perception of occluded objects.In his research he found that learning,experience,and self-directed exploration via eye movements play key roles in the development of ______ completion in young infants.

At what age would a child be expected to walk?

Discuss the milestones in gross motor coordination in the first year of life and tell the sequence in which the baby will learn them.

The main theme of the ________________ approach of Elenore and James J.Gibson is to discover how perception guides action.

________________________ is the recognition that an object remains the same shape even though its orientation to us changes.

Pitch is the perception of the frequency of a sound.Infants

Gesell believes that motor development comes about through the unfolding of a genetic plan called

Which one of the following should occur if you are a coach of children's sports?

Reading Dr.Seuss's classic story The Cat in the Hat to the child in the mother's womb,according to a recent research project,showed that the

Robert Frantz placed infants in a "looking chamber" that had two displays on the ceiling above the infant's head.This approach is used to study a child's

Describe the difference between habituation and dishabituation.

With regard to smell,newborns' expressions on their faces indicate that

List five different factors relating to the vision of an infant.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters