Question 1

The cue that is MOST important for object segregation is common:

Accepted Answer

A)  movement. 
B)  colour. 
C)  texture. 
D)  distance. 
A)  movement. 
B)  colour. 
C)  texture. 
D)  distance.

Question 2

Which statement about how infants learn about gravity is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very young infants have an initial, simple concept on which they gradually build more and more complex understandings over their 1st year. 
B)  Older infants have an initial, simple concept on which they gradually build more and more complex understandings over their 2nd year. 
C)  Very young infants have an initial, simple concept to which they rapidly add the remaining understanding over a very short time. 
D)  Older infants have an initial, simple concept to which they rapidly add the remaining understanding over a very short time. 
A)  Very young infants have an initial, simple concept on which they gradually build more and more complex understandings over their 1st year. 
B)  Older infants have an initial, simple concept on which they gradually build more and more complex understandings over their 2nd year. 
C)  Very young infants have an initial, simple concept to which they rapidly add the remaining understanding over a very short time. 
D)  Older infants have an initial, simple concept to which they rapidly add the remaining understanding over a very short time.

Question 3

Research on infants' statistical learning indicates that infants appear to prefer statistical patterns that are:

Accepted Answer

A)  perfectly predictable. 
B)  very complex. 
C)  neither too easy nor too hard. 
D)  unpredictable. 
A)  perfectly predictable. 
B)  very complex. 
C)  neither too easy nor too hard. 
D)  unpredictable.

Question 4

Research by Hannon and Trehub on North American infants and North American and Balkan adults demonstrated that _____ perceived changes in simple rhythms, and _____ perceived changes in complex rhythms.

Accepted Answer

A)  all groups; infants 
B)  all groups; infants and Balkan adults 
C)  infants and Balkan adults; Balkan adults 
D)  both groups of adults; infants 
A)  all groups; infants 
B)  all groups; infants and Balkan adults 
C)  infants and Balkan adults; Balkan adults 
D)  both groups of adults; infants

Question 5

Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the age of 6 months, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of monkey faces and between pairs of human faces, and this ability remains constant throughout life. 
B)  At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces but not between pairs of monkey faces, and this pattern remains throughout adulthood. 
C)  At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but older infants and adults have lost the ability to differentiate between monkey faces. 
D)  At 6 months of age, infants are unable to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but both of these abilities develop by the age of 9 months. 
A)  By the age of 6 months, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of monkey faces and between pairs of human faces, and this ability remains constant throughout life. 
B)  At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces but not between pairs of monkey faces, and this pattern remains throughout adulthood. 
C)  At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but older infants and adults have lost the ability to differentiate between monkey faces. 
D)  At 6 months of age, infants are unable to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but both of these abilities develop by the age of 9 months.

Question 6

Baby Janet has a patch over one eye because of an eye infection. She will be unable to use which depth perception cue?

Accepted Answer

A)  optical expansion 
B)  object segregation 
C)  relative size 
D)  binocular disparity 
A)  optical expansion 
B)  object segregation 
C)  relative size 
D)  binocular disparity

Question 7

When young infants (younger than 2 months old) look at complex shapes or pictures, they tend to look at:

Accepted Answer

A)  the perimeter. 
B)  the inner detail. 
C)  low-contrast areas. 
D)  large sections simultaneously. 
A)  the perimeter. 
B)  the inner detail. 
C)  low-contrast areas. 
D)  large sections simultaneously.

Question 8

The research by Thelen in which infants were partially immersed in a tank of water demonstrated _____ to be responsible for the disappearance of the stepping reflex.

Accepted Answer

A)  changing ratio of weight to strength 
B)  cortical maturation 
C)  visual maturation 
D)  motivation 
A)  changing ratio of weight to strength 
B)  cortical maturation 
C)  visual maturation 
D)  motivation

Question 9

An infant learns a new way to climb up on the living room sofa by watching his older sibling through which type of learning?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

At the age of 2 months, infants exhibit:

Accepted Answer

A)  stable reaching. 
B)  pre-reaching movements. 
C)  poorly controlled reaching. 
D)  continuation of reflexes. 
A)  stable reaching. 
B)  pre-reaching movements. 
C)  poorly controlled reaching. 
D)  continuation of reflexes.

Question 11

An infant's sibling always jumps off his bed with a loud bang when he wakes up from his nap. He then comes downstairs and greets the infant with a tickle, making the infant laugh and cough reflexively. Eventually, the infant begins to laugh and cough reflexively when he hears the bang, even before he sees his brother. In this scenario, the laugh and cough in response to the bang are a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned stimulus. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  unconditioned response. 
A)  conditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned stimulus. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  unconditioned response.

Question 12

The study by Langlois and colleagues in which infants interacted with a woman wearing either an attractive face mask or an unattractive face mask demonstrated that infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot perceive differences between attractive and unattractive faces. 
B)  were more positive and played more with the woman when she was attractive than when she was unattractive. 
C)  don't care whether people are attractive or unattractive; they derive the same amount of pleasure from playing with an attractive or an unattractive person. 
D)  were calmer and more attentive when interacting with the woman when she was unattractive than when she was attractive. 
A)  cannot perceive differences between attractive and unattractive faces. 
B)  were more positive and played more with the woman when she was attractive than when she was unattractive. 
C)  don't care whether people are attractive or unattractive; they derive the same amount of pleasure from playing with an attractive or an unattractive person. 
D)  were calmer and more attentive when interacting with the woman when she was unattractive than when she was attractive.

Question 13

Which statement about infants' colour vision is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the end of the 1st month, infants' colour vision is similar to that of adults. 
B)  Four-month-olds prefer more complex colours to basic colours. 
C)  Two-month-olds respond similarly to two different shades of blue. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  By the end of the 1st month, infants' colour vision is similar to that of adults. 
B)  Four-month-olds prefer more complex colours to basic colours. 
C)  Two-month-olds respond similarly to two different shades of blue. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 14

Parents who are concerned about the habituation effect of their children watching violent acts on television are worried that their children will:

Accepted Answer

A)  learn how to commit violent acts. 
B)  cease to be shocked by violence. 
C)  become angered by the violence. 
D)  look up to violent people as role models. 
A)  learn how to commit violent acts. 
B)  cease to be shocked by violence. 
C)  become angered by the violence. 
D)  look up to violent people as role models.

Question 15

Of sensation and perception, _____ involve(s) the processing of basic information by receptors in the eyes, ears, and skin and the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  both sensation and perception 
B)  sensation 
C)  perception 
D)  neither sensation nor perception 
A)  both sensation and perception 
B)  sensation 
C)  perception 
D)  neither sensation nor perception

Question 16

An infant's sibling always jumps off his bed with a loud bang when he wakes up from his nap. He then comes downstairs and greets the infant with a tickle, making the infant laugh and cough reflexively. Eventually, the infant begins to laugh and cough reflexively when he hears the bang, even before he sees his brother. In this scenario, the loud bang is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned stimulus. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  unconditioned response. 
A)  conditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned stimulus. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  unconditioned response.

Question 17

Light-sensitive neurons located in the central region of the retina are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  cones. 
B)  the fovea. 
C)  cubes. 
D)  acuity neurons. 
A)  cones. 
B)  the fovea. 
C)  cubes. 
D)  acuity neurons.

Question 18

A researcher taking a dynamic-systems approach to motor development would be MOST likely to examine the impact of _____ on the development of crawling.

Accepted Answer

A)  cortical maturation 
B)  multiple variables 
C)  muscle strength 
D)  vision 
A)  cortical maturation 
B)  multiple variables 
C)  muscle strength 
D)  vision

Question 19

Provide a detailed explanation of how infants' motor development occurs.

Accepted Answer

While there is some variation in the tim

Question 20

Research on the music perception of infants has NOT demonstrated that North American infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  have preferences for some musical sounds over others. 
B)  can remember the key of songs they have heard previously. 
C)  are able to perceive note changes that adults are unable to perceive. 
D)  are less able to detect changes in complex rhythm than are adults. 
A)  have preferences for some musical sounds over others. 
B)  can remember the key of songs they have heard previously. 
C)  are able to perceive note changes that adults are unable to perceive. 
D)  are less able to detect changes in complex rhythm than are adults.

The cue that is MOST important for object segregation is common:

Which statement about how infants learn about gravity is TRUE?

Research on infants' statistical learning indicates that infants appear to prefer statistical patterns that are:

Research by Hannon and Trehub on North American infants and North American and Balkan adults demonstrated that _ perceived changes in simple rhythms, and _ perceived changes in complex rhythms.

Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?

Baby Janet has a patch over one eye because of an eye infection. She will be unable to use which depth perception cue?

When young infants (younger than 2 months old) look at complex shapes or pictures, they tend to look at:

The research by Thelen in which infants were partially immersed in a tank of water demonstrated _____ to be responsible for the disappearance of the stepping reflex.

An infant learns a new way to climb up on the living room sofa by watching his older sibling through which type of learning?

At the age of 2 months, infants exhibit:

The study by Langlois and colleagues in which infants interacted with a woman wearing either an attractive face mask or an unattractive face mask demonstrated that infants:

Which statement about infants' colour vision is TRUE?

Parents who are concerned about the habituation effect of their children watching violent acts on television are worried that their children will:

Of sensation and perception, _____ involve(s) the processing of basic information by receptors in the eyes, ears, and skin and the brain.

Light-sensitive neurons located in the central region of the retina are referred to as:

A researcher taking a dynamic-systems approach to motor development would be MOST likely to examine the impact of _____ on the development of crawling.

Provide a detailed explanation of how infants' motor development occurs.

Research on the music perception of infants has NOT demonstrated that North American infants:

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

The cue that is MOST important for object segregation is common:

Which statement about how infants learn about gravity is TRUE?

Research on infants' statistical learning indicates that infants appear to prefer statistical patterns that are:

Research by Hannon and Trehub on North American infants and North American and Balkan adults demonstrated that _____ perceived changes in simple rhythms, and _____ perceived changes in complex rhythms.

Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?

Baby Janet has a patch over one eye because of an eye infection. She will be unable to use which depth perception cue?

When young infants (younger than 2 months old) look at complex shapes or pictures, they tend to look at:

The research by Thelen in which infants were partially immersed in a tank of water demonstrated _____ to be responsible for the disappearance of the stepping reflex.

An infant learns a new way to climb up on the living room sofa by watching his older sibling through which type of learning?

At the age of 2 months, infants exhibit:

The study by Langlois and colleagues in which infants interacted with a woman wearing either an attractive face mask or an unattractive face mask demonstrated that infants:

Which statement about infants' colour vision is TRUE?

Parents who are concerned about the habituation effect of their children watching violent acts on television are worried that their children will:

Of sensation and perception, _____ involve(s) the processing of basic information by receptors in the eyes, ears, and skin and the brain.

Light-sensitive neurons located in the central region of the retina are referred to as:

A researcher taking a dynamic-systems approach to motor development would be MOST likely to examine the impact of _____ on the development of crawling.

Provide a detailed explanation of how infants' motor development occurs.

Research on the music perception of infants has NOT demonstrated that North American infants:

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

Research by Hannon and Trehub on North American infants and North American and Balkan adults demonstrated that _ perceived changes in simple rhythms, and _ perceived changes in complex rhythms.