Question 1

Jacob is 4 years old.Which of the following is true about his fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  He sometimes has trouble building high towers with blocks because he wants to place each block perfectly. 
B)  He has lost some interest in building towers because he wants to build a house or store. 
C)  His fine motor skills are much more precise than they were at 3 years of age. 
D)  Although he sometimes has trouble building high towers with blocks because he wants to place each block perfectly,he has fine motor skills that are more precise than when he was 3 years of age. 
A)  He sometimes has trouble building high towers with blocks because he wants to place each block perfectly. 
B)  He has lost some interest in building towers because he wants to build a house or store. 
C)  His fine motor skills are much more precise than they were at 3 years of age. 
D)  Although he sometimes has trouble building high towers with blocks because he wants to place each block perfectly,he has fine motor skills that are more precise than when he was 3 years of age.

Question 2

How early in life have children been tested for depth perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 months old 
B)  6 months old 
C)  1 year old 
D)  18 months old 
A)  2 months old 
B)  6 months old 
C)  1 year old 
D)  18 months old

Question 3

________________________ is when sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant.

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 4

Compare and contrast Gibson's ecological view and Piaget's constructivist view.

Accepted Answer

Gibson's ecological view and Piaget's co

Question 5

Explain the dynamic systems view of the development of motor skills.

Accepted Answer

According to the dynamic systems theory,

Question 6

What division of childhood will Rafael be in if he can demonstrate all of the following skills: running,climbing,skipping rope,swimming,bicycle riding,and skating?

Accepted Answer

A)  toddlerhood 
B)  early childhood 
C)  elementary grades 
D)  both toddlerhood and elementary grades 
A)  toddlerhood 
B)  early childhood 
C)  elementary grades 
D)  both toddlerhood and elementary grades

Question 7

Parents proudly announce milestones such as crawling,sitting alone,and first steps.These milestones

Accepted Answer

A)  show that a child is being transformed from a baby to a toddler. 
B)  make sure that no other child is doing as well as their child. 
C)  intimidate other parents who have slower children. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  show that a child is being transformed from a baby to a toddler. 
B)  make sure that no other child is doing as well as their child. 
C)  intimidate other parents who have slower children. 
D)  None of these.

Question 8

The interpretation of what is sensed is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation. 
B)  perception. 
C)  stimulation. 
D)  habituation 
A)  sensation. 
B)  perception. 
C)  stimulation. 
D)  habituation

Question 9

If you touch an infant's palms,you will elicit the ________ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A)  rooting 
B)  Moro 
C)  grasping 
D)  Babinski 
A)  rooting 
B)  Moro 
C)  grasping 
D)  Babinski

Question 10

Sensation is to perception as

Accepted Answer

A)  vision is to hearing. 
B)  transmission is to interpretation. 
C)  dominant is to recessive. 
D)  gross motor is to fine motor. 
A)  vision is to hearing. 
B)  transmission is to interpretation. 
C)  dominant is to recessive. 
D)  gross motor is to fine motor.

Question 11

Studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli is referred to as the visual ________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination 
B)  preference 
C)  covering 
D)  cognition 
A)  discrimination 
B)  preference 
C)  covering 
D)  cognition

Question 12

Elizabeth Spelke showed a 4-month-old infant two films simultaneously.In each film,a puppet jumped up and down,but in one of the films the soundtrack matched the puppet's dancing movements and in the other film it did not.By measuring the infant's gaze,she found the infant looked more at the puppet whose actions were synchronized with the soundtrack,which is an example of ________ perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  mono 
B)  solo 
C)  intermodal 
D)  elementary 
A)  mono 
B)  solo 
C)  intermodal 
D)  elementary

Question 13

What smell do newborns not like?

Accepted Answer

A)  strawberry 
B)  vanilla 
C)  fish 
D)  None of these. 
A)  strawberry 
B)  vanilla 
C)  fish 
D)  None of these.

Question 14

____________________ involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities such as vision and hearing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Taste 
B)  Smell 
C)  Intermodal perception 
D)  Elementary perception 
A)  Taste 
B)  Smell 
C)  Intermodal perception 
D)  Elementary perception

Question 15

By four weeks,babies can distinguish between _______________________.All of the eye's color-sensitive receptors (cones)function by 4 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  blue and red 
B)  red and green 
C)  yellow and green 
D)  red and black 
A)  blue and red 
B)  red and green 
C)  yellow and green 
D)  red and black

Question 16

Jennifer has a newborn son.She and her husband are deciding if the boy should be circumcised.What will be a concern in making this decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Will he experience pain if he is circumcised when he is 3 days old? 
B)  Will he be resilient after the procedure? 
C)  If he is allowed,will he drift off into a deep sleep,which serves as a coping mechanism? 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Will he experience pain if he is circumcised when he is 3 days old? 
B)  Will he be resilient after the procedure? 
C)  If he is allowed,will he drift off into a deep sleep,which serves as a coping mechanism? 
D)  All of these.

Question 17

When 3-year-old Mario plows his tricycle into the side of his 1-month-old brother Michael's crib,what response will Michael show?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro reflex 
B)  Babinski reflex 
C)  grasping reflex 
D)  rooting reflex 
A)  Moro reflex 
B)  Babinski reflex 
C)  grasping reflex 
D)  rooting reflex

Question 18

According to the dynamic systems view,even universal milestones,such as crawling,reaching,and walking,are learned through this process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  accomplishment. 
B)  adaptation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  accomplishment. 
B)  adaptation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 19

Learning how to _________________ is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information from the skin,joints,and muscles,which tell humans where we are in space.

Accepted Answer

A)  eat 
B)  use correct posture 
C)  solve cognitive problems 
D)  use only fine motor skills 
A)  eat 
B)  use correct posture 
C)  solve cognitive problems 
D)  use only fine motor skills

Question 20

When a child learns how to walk,which two controls are closely linked?

Accepted Answer

A)  locomotion and eye-hand coordination 
B)  postural and language 
C)  locomotion and postural 
D)  None of these. 
A)  locomotion and eye-hand coordination 
B)  postural and language 
C)  locomotion and postural 
D)  None of these.

Jacob is 4 years old.Which of the following is true about his fine motor skills?

How early in life have children been tested for depth perception?

________________________ is when sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant.

Compare and contrast Gibson's ecological view and Piaget's constructivist view.

Explain the dynamic systems view of the development of motor skills.

What division of childhood will Rafael be in if he can demonstrate all of the following skills: running,climbing,skipping rope,swimming,bicycle riding,and skating?

Parents proudly announce milestones such as crawling,sitting alone,and first steps.These milestones

The interpretation of what is sensed is called

If you touch an infant's palms,you will elicit the ________ reflex.

Sensation is to perception as

Studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli is referred to as the visual ________ method.

What smell do newborns not like?

____________________ involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities such as vision and hearing.

By four weeks,babies can distinguish between _______________________.All of the eye's color-sensitive receptors (cones)function by 4 months of age.

Jennifer has a newborn son.She and her husband are deciding if the boy should be circumcised.What will be a concern in making this decision?

When 3-year-old Mario plows his tricycle into the side of his 1-month-old brother Michael's crib,what response will Michael show?

According to the dynamic systems view,even universal milestones,such as crawling,reaching,and walking,are learned through this process of:

Learning how to _________________ is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information from the skin,joints,and muscles,which tell humans where we are in space.

When a child learns how to walk,which two controls are closely linked?

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Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Jacob is 4 years old.Which of the following is true about his fine motor skills?

How early in life have children been tested for depth perception?

________________________ is when sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant.

Compare and contrast Gibson's ecological view and Piaget's constructivist view.

Explain the dynamic systems view of the development of motor skills.

What division of childhood will Rafael be in if he can demonstrate all of the following skills: running,climbing,skipping rope,swimming,bicycle riding,and skating?

Parents proudly announce milestones such as crawling,sitting alone,and first steps.These milestones

The interpretation of what is sensed is called

If you touch an infant's palms,you will elicit the ________ reflex.

Sensation is to perception as

Studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli is referred to as the visual ________ method.

What smell do newborns not like?

____________________ involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities such as vision and hearing.

By four weeks,babies can distinguish between _______________________.All of the eye's color-sensitive receptors (cones)function by 4 months of age.

Jennifer has a newborn son.She and her husband are deciding if the boy should be circumcised.What will be a concern in making this decision?

When 3-year-old Mario plows his tricycle into the side of his 1-month-old brother Michael's crib,what response will Michael show?

According to the dynamic systems view,even universal milestones,such as crawling,reaching,and walking,are learned through this process of:

Learning how to _________________ is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information from the skin,joints,and muscles,which tell humans where we are in space.

When a child learns how to walk,which two controls are closely linked?

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