Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

demonstrated that infants:

Kyle has progressive presbyopia.What is likely to help correct this condition?

Kate and her granddaughter, Pamela, are taking a crocheting class together.Which of the following is a likely outcome?

Forty-seven-year-old Dixie is able to read better when she holds the book further from her face.The recent decline in her visual acuity is common among individuals her age and is known as:

Fifty-two-year-old Curtis is beginning to lose his ability to focus and maintain images on his retina.This condition is known as:

Which reflex helps to ensure that an infant obtains nourishment?

Briefly describe Eleanor and James Gibson's ecological theory.

Two-year-old Saunder rubs his eyes, squints, tilts his head, and blinks excessively.Saunder's parents should:

The table appears to change shape depending on the angle from which baby Cory observes it.This is an example of:

What is commonly used to assess an infant's reaction to visual or auditory stimuli?

Many preschool children are:

Thora's grandson has noticed that Thora uses increasingly brighter colors in her paintings.Thora may be compensating for:

Harley's ophthalmologist is glad he came in.She gives him eye drops to treat a buildup of fluid that can damage his optic nerve or destroy his vision if it goes untreated.Harley has:

Peak physical performance usually occurs during:

According to the dynamic systems theory, how do infants develop motor skills?

Which of the following is used in habituation studies?

We know that fetuses can hear before birth because newborns:

What mechanisms help infants survive before they have an opportunity to learn adaptive behavior?

According to Esther Thelen, motor behaviors are assembled for perceiving and acting.Her theory is called the _____ theory.

What skills involve keenly tuned movements such as buttoning a shirt or typing?