Question 1

Which statement best describes the developmental changes in the use of pictorial depth cues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants younger than about 6 months of age do not seem to use pictorial depth cues. 
B)  Infants younger than about 6 months of age rely on pictorial depth cues more than any other age group. 
C)  The use of pictorial depth cues remains high until about 2 years of age when children gain locomotion. 
D)  There are no developmental differences in the use of pictorial depth cues. 
A)  Infants younger than about 6 months of age do not seem to use pictorial depth cues. 
B)  Infants younger than about 6 months of age rely on pictorial depth cues more than any other age group. 
C)  The use of pictorial depth cues remains high until about 2 years of age when children gain locomotion. 
D)  There are no developmental differences in the use of pictorial depth cues.

Question 2

Studies of 3-month-olds have shown that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasian infants prefer to look at Caucasian faces 
B)  Caucasian infants prefer to look at African-American faces 
C)  African-American infants prefer to look at Caucasian faces 
D)  infants do not respond to race 
A)  Caucasian infants prefer to look at Caucasian faces 
B)  Caucasian infants prefer to look at African-American faces 
C)  African-American infants prefer to look at Caucasian faces 
D)  infants do not respond to race

Question 3

Molly is a 6-month-old infant.She should have a preference for all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  attractive faces over unattractive faces 
B)  female faces over male faces 
C)  same-race faces over other-race faces 
D)  monkey faces over human faces 
A)  attractive faces over unattractive faces 
B)  female faces over male faces 
C)  same-race faces over other-race faces 
D)  monkey faces over human faces

Question 4

Which statement about taste perception is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taste perception functions only after birth. 
B)  The fetus tastes the mother's amniotic fluid. 
C)  The ability to perceive all four of the basic tastes is present at birth and does not require experience. 
D)  It is not until after six months that infants acquire flavor preferences through early exposure. 
A)  Taste perception functions only after birth. 
B)  The fetus tastes the mother's amniotic fluid. 
C)  The ability to perceive all four of the basic tastes is present at birth and does not require experience. 
D)  It is not until after six months that infants acquire flavor preferences through early exposure.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the categorical perception of color?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language has no effect on the categories of color we perceive. 
B)  Individuals learn color categories solely from older members of their society. 
C)  Two different systems influence the categorical perception of color. 
D)  Adults are unable to learn new, artificial color names for categories not represented in their own language. 
A)  Language has no effect on the categories of color we perceive. 
B)  Individuals learn color categories solely from older members of their society. 
C)  Two different systems influence the categorical perception of color. 
D)  Adults are unable to learn new, artificial color names for categories not represented in their own language.

Question 6

Explain how infant taste preferences reveal the complex interactions between genetic predispositions and environmental influences.

Accepted Answer

Newborns show a clear preference for swe

Question 7

___________ refers to the amount of time delay between lip release and voicing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Auditory evoked potential 
B)  Delayed voice onset 
C)  Voice activation time 
D)  Voice onset time 
A)  Auditory evoked potential 
B)  Delayed voice onset 
C)  Voice activation time 
D)  Voice onset time

Question 8

Which of the following is true about cochlear implants?

Accepted Answer

A)  The earlier the patient receives the cochlear implant, the more normal will be her ability to distinguish between different speech sounds. 
B)  The later the patient receives the cochlear implant, the more normal will be her ability to articulate clearly. 
C)  Children cannot receive cochlear implants until they are three years of age. 
D)  Adults who receive cochlear implants show no improvement. 
A)  The earlier the patient receives the cochlear implant, the more normal will be her ability to distinguish between different speech sounds. 
B)  The later the patient receives the cochlear implant, the more normal will be her ability to articulate clearly. 
C)  Children cannot receive cochlear implants until they are three years of age. 
D)  Adults who receive cochlear implants show no improvement.

Question 9

Macie, a ten-month-old, has been presented with many pictures of other infants.She grows bored and does not look long at each of these pictures.When the researchers present the image of an older man, Macie becomes quite attentive and looks much longer at this new image.According to researchers, Macie experiences:

Accepted Answer

A)  dishabituation 
B)  fatigue 
C)  habituation 
D)  visual preferences 
A)  dishabituation 
B)  fatigue 
C)  habituation 
D)  visual preferences

Question 10

Researchers have found that playing classical music to newborns is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  no significant increase in cognitive abilities 
B)  a significant increase in only cognitive abilities 
C)  a significant increase in only social skills 
D)  a significant increase in both cognitive abilities and later social skills 
A)  no significant increase in cognitive abilities 
B)  a significant increase in only cognitive abilities 
C)  a significant increase in only social skills 
D)  a significant increase in both cognitive abilities and later social skills

Question 11

Janie is a 2-day-old infant.Which best describes Janie's ability to see differences in brightness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Janie is not yet able to sense any differences in brightness. 
B)  Janie can perceive differences between lamps of different brightness. 
C)  Janie can judge relative levels of brightness in an image by comparing two adjacent areas. 
D)  Janie can perceive changes in brightness of as little as 1 percent. 
A)  Janie is not yet able to sense any differences in brightness. 
B)  Janie can perceive differences between lamps of different brightness. 
C)  Janie can judge relative levels of brightness in an image by comparing two adjacent areas. 
D)  Janie can perceive changes in brightness of as little as 1 percent.

Question 12

Jackson, a newborn infant, is given a pacifier covered with bumps to suck on for a few minutes.However, he does not see the pacifier.When shown the bumpy pacifier and a smooth one, Jackson will likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  look equally at both types of pacifiers 
B)  look longer at the bumpy pacifier 
C)  look longer at the smooth pacifier 
D)  ignore both pacifiers 
A)  look equally at both types of pacifiers 
B)  look longer at the bumpy pacifier 
C)  look longer at the smooth pacifier 
D)  ignore both pacifiers

Question 13

___________ refers to the sharpness of vision based on the ability to see the contrasts in the world that represent lines, shapes, and shadows.

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual acuity 
B)  Visual discrimination 
C)  Visual habituation 
D)  Visual perspicacity 
A)  Visual acuity 
B)  Visual discrimination 
C)  Visual habituation 
D)  Visual perspicacity

Question 14

___________ refers to an organism's ability to adjust to environmental changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hardiness 
B)  Malleability 
C)  Plasticity 
D)  Sensitivity 
A)  Hardiness 
B)  Malleability 
C)  Plasticity 
D)  Sensitivity

Question 15

When in development do infants become able to match their mother's face and voice? They can do this as:

Accepted Answer

A)  newborns 
B)  3-month-olds 
C)  9-month-olds 
D)  1-year-olds 
A)  newborns 
B)  3-month-olds 
C)  9-month-olds 
D)  1-year-olds

Question 16

What are sensitive periods and how does research on barn owls demonstrate this concept?

Accepted Answer

Sensitive periods are times that are opt

Question 17

If an owl younger than 60 days of age has one ear plugged, it will adapt and adjust the localization system.If the owl is still young when the earplug is removed, it will initially localize incorrectly but then gradually readjust.This is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  acute period 
B)  critical period 
C)  resilient period 
D)  sensitive period 
A)  acute period 
B)  critical period 
C)  resilient period 
D)  sensitive period

Question 18

Describe Gibson's visual cliff.What did Gibson learn about infant depth perception from using this mechanism?

Accepted Answer

The visual cliff consists of a large, tr

Question 19

Which of the following is true about sounds to which the fetus is exposed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborns are unable to hear sounds prenatally. 
B)  The sounds a fetus hears while in the mother's uterus do not affect later auditory preferences. 
C)  Newborns prefer a stranger's voice as they have habituated to hearing their mother's voice. 
D)  Newborns prefer a story that their mother read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy. 
A)  Newborns are unable to hear sounds prenatally. 
B)  The sounds a fetus hears while in the mother's uterus do not affect later auditory preferences. 
C)  Newborns prefer a stranger's voice as they have habituated to hearing their mother's voice. 
D)  Newborns prefer a story that their mother read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy.

Question 20

Discuss the tradeoffs between a pattern recognition ability that is fully functional at birth and one that requires considerable environmental input.

Accepted Answer

The organism needs to be viable from bir

Which statement best describes the developmental changes in the use of pictorial depth cues?

Studies of 3-month-olds have shown that:

Molly is a 6-month-old infant.She should have a preference for all the following EXCEPT:

Which statement about taste perception is accurate?

Which of the following best describes the categorical perception of color?

Explain how infant taste preferences reveal the complex interactions between genetic predispositions and environmental influences.

___________ refers to the amount of time delay between lip release and voicing.

Which of the following is true about cochlear implants?

Researchers have found that playing classical music to newborns is associated with:

Janie is a 2-day-old infant.Which best describes Janie's ability to see differences in brightness?

Jackson, a newborn infant, is given a pacifier covered with bumps to suck on for a few minutes.However, he does not see the pacifier.When shown the bumpy pacifier and a smooth one, Jackson will likely:

___________ refers to the sharpness of vision based on the ability to see the contrasts in the world that represent lines, shapes, and shadows.

___________ refers to an organism's ability to adjust to environmental changes.

When in development do infants become able to match their mother's face and voice? They can do this as:

What are sensitive periods and how does research on barn owls demonstrate this concept?

If an owl younger than 60 days of age has one ear plugged, it will adapt and adjust the localization system.If the owl is still young when the earplug is removed, it will initially localize incorrectly but then gradually readjust.This is an example of a(n):

Describe Gibson's visual cliff.What did Gibson learn about infant depth perception from using this mechanism?

Which of the following is true about sounds to which the fetus is exposed?

Discuss the tradeoffs between a pattern recognition ability that is fully functional at birth and one that requires considerable environmental input.

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Exam 3: Coming to Perceive the World

Which statement best describes the developmental changes in the use of pictorial depth cues?

Studies of 3-month-olds have shown that:

Molly is a 6-month-old infant.She should have a preference for all the following EXCEPT:

Which statement about taste perception is accurate?

Which of the following best describes the categorical perception of color?

Explain how infant taste preferences reveal the complex interactions between genetic predispositions and environmental influences.

___________ refers to the amount of time delay between lip release and voicing.

Which of the following is true about cochlear implants?

Researchers have found that playing classical music to newborns is associated with:

Janie is a 2-day-old infant.Which best describes Janie's ability to see differences in brightness?

Jackson, a newborn infant, is given a pacifier covered with bumps to suck on for a few minutes.However, he does not see the pacifier.When shown the bumpy pacifier and a smooth one, Jackson will likely:

___________ refers to the sharpness of vision based on the ability to see the contrasts in the world that represent lines, shapes, and shadows.

___________ refers to an organism's ability to adjust to environmental changes.

When in development do infants become able to match their mother's face and voice? They can do this as:

What are sensitive periods and how does research on barn owls demonstrate this concept?

If an owl younger than 60 days of age has one ear plugged, it will adapt and adjust the localization system.If the owl is still young when the earplug is removed, it will initially localize incorrectly but then gradually readjust.This is an example of a(n):

Describe Gibson's visual cliff.What did Gibson learn about infant depth perception from using this mechanism?

Which of the following is true about sounds to which the fetus is exposed?

Discuss the tradeoffs between a pattern recognition ability that is fully functional at birth and one that requires considerable environmental input.

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

The Emergence of Action

Coming to Understand the Physical World

Connecting with the Social World

The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality

Language Development

The Growth of Knowledge

The Growth of Cognitive Skills

Intelligence and Schooling

Morality in Thought and Action

Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

Becoming Part of the Family

Becoming Part of the Community

Psychopathology in Childhood

Development after Childhood and Adolescence

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