Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

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Evangeline is 80 years old and is involved in a program designed to enhance speed of processing in an effort to reduce her risk of crashing while driving.This program involves:

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Ilene has difficulty negotiating steps and street curbs.She is having a problem with:

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List three positive and three negative consequences of participation in children's sports.

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What is the currently accepted view of intermodal perception?

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Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between sensation and perception?

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Jane views a chair differently whether she is sitting on the floor or standing next to it, but she knows it is a chair no matter the orientation.This is an example of:

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Which of the following is an example of intermodal perception?

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Walking takes more than leg strength gained through genetic maturation.In order to solve this biomechanical problem, infants are first motivated to walk and then must learn to stabilize balance and shift weight.What theory of development does this describe?

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From the top of the Ferris wheel, the people on the ground look small, but Allison knows they are regular-sized humans.This is an example of:

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Dr.Jackson measures how long an infant regards different visual stimuli.Which experimental method is this?

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When a 2-day-old infant consistently shows a visual preference for a bull's-eye pattern over a checkerboard pattern, we know that the infant:

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Marta is growing quickly.Many of the reflexes with which she was born are fading.She is developing new abilities such as sitting and standing but is not yet able to climb or ride on riding toys.Marta is in her:

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Chauncey yells, "I hear a train!" This example describes the processes of:

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Robert's teacher notices that he keeps blinking his eyes and squinting to see the board.These are signs that Robert may have:

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Will is going to have surgery to remove a thick layer on his eye that is causing cloudy vision.He has:

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The "sticky mittens" study concluded that:

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Baby Jasmina is sitting in her high chair and picks up Cheerios using her thumb and forefinger.This newfound ability is due to the development of the:

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Which of the following methods should Dr.Kim use if she wants to determine whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another?

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Briefly explain the concept of "affordances."

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The Moro reflex is a response to _____, whereas the grasping reflex is a response to _____.

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