Question 1

A study examining infants' response to a breast pad worn by their own mother versus one worn by another woman demonstrated that 2-week-old infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman. 
B)  can distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman but do not show a preference. 
C)  prefer their own mother's scent to that of another woman. 
D)  prefer the scent of another woman to that of their mother. 
A)  cannot distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman. 
B)  can distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman but do not show a preference. 
C)  prefer their own mother's scent to that of another woman. 
D)  prefer the scent of another woman to that of their mother. C

Question 2

Movement is an important cue for:

Accepted Answer

A)  shape constancy. 
B)  subjective contour. 
C)  pattern perception. 
D)  object segregation. 
A)  shape constancy. 
B)  subjective contour. 
C)  pattern perception. 
D)  object segregation. D

Question 3

Which depth perception cue is the LAST to develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular disparity 
B)  auditory localization 
C)  optical expansion 
D)  monocular depth 
A)  binocular disparity 
B)  auditory localization 
C)  optical expansion 
D)  monocular depth D

Question 4

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants cannot mentally represent objects that are out of their view. 
B)  Infants know that hidden objects still exist, but they are unable to remember their size. 
C)  Infants are able to reason about some characteristics of unseen objects. 
D)  Infants reach differently for objects depending on their size. 
A)  Infants cannot mentally represent objects that are out of their view. 
B)  Infants know that hidden objects still exist, but they are unable to remember their size. 
C)  Infants are able to reason about some characteristics of unseen objects. 
D)  Infants reach differently for objects depending on their size.

Question 5

Research on the music perception of infants has demonstrated that, with experience, humans:

Accepted Answer

A)  become less sensitive to differences in musical stimuli. 
B)  become more sensitive to differences in musical stimuli. 
C)  come to prefer consonant music over dissonant music. 
D)  come to prefer dissonant music over consonant music. 
A)  become less sensitive to differences in musical stimuli. 
B)  become more sensitive to differences in musical stimuli. 
C)  come to prefer consonant music over dissonant music. 
D)  come to prefer dissonant music over consonant music.

Question 6

Provide a detailed description of how researchers have examined 4-month-old infants' auditory-visual intermodal perception, and discuss the results of these studies.

Accepted Answer

Through the phenomenon of intermodal per

Question 7

Infants' use of prior experience to make inferences about the future is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning. 
B)  instrumental conditioning. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  rational learning. 
A)  observational learning. 
B)  instrumental conditioning. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  rational learning.

Question 8

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-locomotion skills. 
B)  depth perception. 
C)  scale errors. 
D)  stereopsis. 
A)  self-locomotion skills. 
B)  depth perception. 
C)  scale errors. 
D)  stereopsis.

Question 9

Research by Meltzoff in which 18-month-olds observed either an adult or a mechanical device pull at two ends of a dumbbell demonstrated that children can learn by imitating what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the behaviour of adults 
B)  both the behaviour and intentions of adults 
C)  the behaviour of adults and inanimate objects 
D)  both the behaviour and intentions of adults and inanimate objects 
A)  the behaviour of adults 
B)  both the behaviour and intentions of adults 
C)  the behaviour of adults and inanimate objects 
D)  both the behaviour and intentions of adults and inanimate objects

Question 10

Older infants are NOT sensitive to the correspondence between:

Accepted Answer

A)  monkey facial movements and monkey vocalizations. 
B)  emotional expressions in faces and voices. 
C)  visual and auditory stimuli produced by moving objects. 
D)  their own visual and tactile experience as they manipulate objects. 
A)  monkey facial movements and monkey vocalizations. 
B)  emotional expressions in faces and voices. 
C)  visual and auditory stimuli produced by moving objects. 
D)  their own visual and tactile experience as they manipulate objects.

Question 11

The violation-of-expectancy procedure is founded on the expectation that infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  lose interest in events that are familiar. 
B)  look longer at possible events. 
C)  are interested in events that are inconsistent with their knowledge. 
D)  lose interest in events that violate their expectations. 
A)  lose interest in events that are familiar. 
B)  look longer at possible events. 
C)  are interested in events that are inconsistent with their knowledge. 
D)  lose interest in events that violate their expectations.

Question 12

Older infants are able to reason from:

Accepted Answer

A)  observation of others' goal-directed actions. 
B)  expectations of others' knowledge. 
C)  both observation of others' goal-directed actions and expectations of others' knowledge. 
D)  neither observation of others' goal-directed actions nor expectations of others' knowledge. 
A)  observation of others' goal-directed actions. 
B)  expectations of others' knowledge. 
C)  both observation of others' goal-directed actions and expectations of others' knowledge. 
D)  neither observation of others' goal-directed actions nor expectations of others' knowledge.

Question 13

Optical expansion is a cue used to perceive:

Accepted Answer

A)  depth. 
B)  colour. 
C)  relative size. 
D)  patterns. 
A)  depth. 
B)  colour. 
C)  relative size. 
D)  patterns.

Question 14

Piaget developed his concept of object permanence by observing young:

Accepted Answer

A)  infants' expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
B)  infants' failure to search for hidden objects. 
C)  children's expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
D)  children's failure to attempt to move permanently attached objects. 
A)  infants' expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
B)  infants' failure to search for hidden objects. 
C)  children's expectation that objects continue to exist even when hidden. 
D)  children's failure to attempt to move permanently attached objects.

Question 15

The _____ reflex is NOT known to have any adaptive significance.

Accepted Answer

A)  rooting 
B)  tonic neck 
C)  sucking 
D)  grasping 
A)  rooting 
B)  tonic neck 
C)  sucking 
D)  grasping

Question 16

Which statement about the development of reaching is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vision is necessary for accurate reaching. 
B)  Successful reaching begins at about 3 to 4 months of age. 
C)  Reaching becomes stable at about the same time that infants can sit independently. 
D)  Infants seem to have a sense of how long their arms are. 
A)  Vision is necessary for accurate reaching. 
B)  Successful reaching begins at about 3 to 4 months of age. 
C)  Reaching becomes stable at about the same time that infants can sit independently. 
D)  Infants seem to have a sense of how long their arms are.

Question 17

The developmental maturity of infants' cones contributes to their:

Accepted Answer

A)  excellent visual acuity. 
B)  rapid visual scanning. 
C)  slow pattern perception. 
D)  poor contrast sensitivity. 
A)  excellent visual acuity. 
B)  rapid visual scanning. 
C)  slow pattern perception. 
D)  poor contrast sensitivity.

Question 18

Describe the process by which an infant might learn to make his siblings laugh through (a) instrumental conditioning and (b) observational learning.

Accepted Answer

(a) Instrumental conditioning is another

Question 19

An infant randomly makes many vocalizations throughout the day. Some of her vocalizations elicit no response from her parents, but several elicit laughter and hugging from her parents. Eventually, she increases how frequently she makes those vocalizations in order to elicit laughter and hugs through which type of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning 
B)  perceptual learning 
C)  observational learning 
D)  instrumental conditioning 
A)  classical conditioning 
B)  perceptual learning 
C)  observational learning 
D)  instrumental conditioning

Question 20

Before the age of 4 months, which type of exploration of the environment is MOST common?

Accepted Answer

A)  oral 
B)  manual 
C)  self-locomotive 
D)  smell 
A)  oral 
B)  manual 
C)  self-locomotive 
D)  smell

A study examining infants' response to a breast pad worn by their own mother versus one worn by another woman demonstrated that 2-week-old infants:

Movement is an important cue for:

Which depth perception cue is the LAST to develop?

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

Research on the music perception of infants has demonstrated that, with experience, humans:

Provide a detailed description of how researchers have examined 4-month-old infants' auditory-visual intermodal perception, and discuss the results of these studies.

Infants' use of prior experience to make inferences about the future is referred to as:

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate:

Research by Meltzoff in which 18-month-olds observed either an adult or a mechanical device pull at two ends of a dumbbell demonstrated that children can learn by imitating what?

Older infants are NOT sensitive to the correspondence between:

The violation-of-expectancy procedure is founded on the expectation that infants:

Older infants are able to reason from:

Optical expansion is a cue used to perceive:

Piaget developed his concept of object permanence by observing young:

The _____ reflex is NOT known to have any adaptive significance.

Which statement about the development of reaching is NOT true?

The developmental maturity of infants' cones contributes to their:

Describe the process by which an infant might learn to make his siblings laugh through (a) instrumental conditioning and (b) observational learning.

Before the age of 4 months, which type of exploration of the environment is MOST common?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Theories of Cognitive Development

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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Exam 5: Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

A study examining infants' response to a breast pad worn by their own mother versus one worn by another woman demonstrated that 2-week-old infants:

Movement is an important cue for:

Which depth perception cue is the LAST to develop?

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

Research on the music perception of infants has demonstrated that, with experience, humans:

Provide a detailed description of how researchers have examined 4-month-old infants' auditory-visual intermodal perception, and discuss the results of these studies.

Infants' use of prior experience to make inferences about the future is referred to as:

The "visual cliff" was designed to evaluate:

Research by Meltzoff in which 18-month-olds observed either an adult or a mechanical device pull at two ends of a dumbbell demonstrated that children can learn by imitating what?

Older infants are NOT sensitive to the correspondence between:

The violation-of-expectancy procedure is founded on the expectation that infants:

Older infants are able to reason from:

Optical expansion is a cue used to perceive:

Piaget developed his concept of object permanence by observing young:

The _____ reflex is NOT known to have any adaptive significance.

Which statement about the development of reaching is NOT true?

The developmental maturity of infants' cones contributes to their:

Describe the process by which an infant might learn to make his siblings laugh through (a) instrumental conditioning and (b) observational learning.

Before the age of 4 months, which type of exploration of the environment is MOST common?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Theories of Cognitive Development

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters