Question 1

Which of the following research methods should be considered the strongest in the inferences it permits about perceptual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of conditioned head rotation in the study of auditory discrimination 
B)  Comparisons of brain anatomy of infants and children 
C)  Measurement of single-cell activity in the sensory cortex of adolescents 
D)  Observations of changes in infant heart rate during the presentation of a novel event A

Question 2

How are direct perception and constructivist theories related to nativist and empiricist philosophical perspectives regarding perceptual development?

Accepted Answer

Although direct perception theories are more closely related to empiricist perspectives and constructivist more related to nativist perspectives, both represent more nuanced understandings of the sources of perceptual development grounded in empirical as well as practical considerations of the functions of perceptual experience in development

Question 3

Research on the development of taste perception in infants has shown that newborns:

Accepted Answer

A)  Exhibit differential reactions to different tastes 
B)  Prefer bland tastes to strong tastes 
C)  Learn to pair certain tastes with specific facial expressions 
D)  Process taste discrimination in the sensory cortex A

Question 4

How do conclusions regarding infant perceptual development suggest a central role of adaptation?

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Question 5

Which of the following senses shows the least amount of deterioration in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taste 
B)  Smell 
C)  Touch 
D)  Vision

Question 6

Which of the following perceptual abilities exhibits continuity, rather than discontinuity, over the life span?

Accepted Answer

A)  Configural, rather than featural, face perception 
B)  Perception of gender differences in faces 
C)  Recognition of individual faces as familiar 
D)  Interpretation of emotion states from facial cues

Question 7

What role does inference play in the investigation of perceptual development? Please include examples of research methods that represent the continuum, from low to high, of levels of inference each provides.

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Question 8

Which of the following statements concerning color perception in human infants has been supported empirically (i.e., is true)?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 3 months, infants possess basically normal color vision 
B)  Infants are born without the ability to discriminate colors 
C)  Newborns have blue-green color blindness that typically disappears by 6 months 
D)  Infants prefer red and yellow hues over blue and green hues

Question 9

Infants reliably perceive depth at 1 month of age using stimulus information provided by _____:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinetic cues 
B)  Binocular convergence 
C)  Static-monocular cues 
D)  The relative size of objects

Question 10

Describe how empirical studies using habituation-recovery provide clear and reliable data about infant perceptual development. Please provide examples of studies using this methodology with two different sensory modalities.

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Question 11

The study of perceptual development in children is motivated more by _____ than _____ concerns:

Accepted Answer

A)  Practical; philosophical 
B)  Methodological; theoretical 
C)  Linguistic; sensory 
D)  Social; emotional

Question 12

According to Bornstein, Arterberry, and Mash, what is the difference between developmental continuity and developmental stability as central metrics in the study of perception?

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Question 13

Summarize the evidence presented by Bornstein, Arterberry, and Mash that perceptual development can be considered to be "experience-dependent" over the life-span.

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Question 14

Which of the following lists represents the correct sequence (from earliest to latest) of the functional development of the five senses during prenatal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Touch, taste, smell, hearing, vision 
B)  Taste, smell, touch, vision, hearing 
C)  Smell, touch, taste, hearing, vision 
D)  Touch, hearing, smell, taste, vision

Question 15

Adult levels of visual acuity typically appear in human infants at _____ months of age:

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  6

Question 16

Compared with bottle-fed infants, breast-fed newborns are more likely to orient preferentially and exclusively to the _____ of their own mother:

Accepted Answer

A)  Smell 
B)  Voice 
C)  Face 
D)  Smile

Question 17

At which of the following ages does synaptic "pruning" peak in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year, 11 years 
B)  Birth, 12 years 
C)  7 years, 20 years 
D)  7 years, 13 years

Exam 6: Assessing Motor Development and Motor Skill Performance