Question 1

Since we respond to some stimuli more strongly than to others, essentially forming an association more easily, it is largely believed that we are:

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A)  conditioned to form certain associations 
B)  blocked to form certain associations 
C)  prepared to form certain associations 
D)  imprinted to form certain associations 
A)  conditioned to form certain associations 
B)  blocked to form certain associations 
C)  prepared to form certain associations 
D)  imprinted to form certain associations

Question 2

Perceptual-motor skills are best refined by:

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A)  performing a skill, perceiving the result, and adapting your efforts 
B)  performing a skill, and then adapting your efforts 
C)  observing a skill being performed, perceiving the result, and then performing it yourself 
D)  observing a skill being performed, and then performing it yourself 
A)  performing a skill, perceiving the result, and adapting your efforts 
B)  performing a skill, and then adapting your efforts 
C)  observing a skill being performed, perceiving the result, and then performing it yourself 
D)  observing a skill being performed, and then performing it yourself

Question 3

All of the following are consistent with the maturational account EXCEPT:

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A)  experience has little effect on when motor skills emerge 
B)  training in particular motor tasks can teach motor skills 
C)  certain motor skills seem to generally emerge at the same time 
D)  motor development is contingent on the brain's development 
A)  experience has little effect on when motor skills emerge 
B)  training in particular motor tasks can teach motor skills 
C)  certain motor skills seem to generally emerge at the same time 
D)  motor development is contingent on the brain's development

Question 4

The important research demonstrating that imitation could occur in newborns was initially conducted by:

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A)  Piaget 
B)  Held & Hein 
C)  Meltzoff & Moore 
D)  Pardo & Fowler 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Held & Hein 
C)  Meltzoff & Moore 
D)  Pardo & Fowler

Question 5

How might attention be both a punisher and a reinforcer of behavior?

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Attention can serve as both a punisher a

Question 6

Mirror neurons are activated:

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A)  when performing an action while watching yourself do that action 
B)  when performing an action and when observing others do that action 
C)  when performing an action only 
D)  when observing an action only 
A)  when performing an action while watching yourself do that action 
B)  when performing an action and when observing others do that action 
C)  when performing an action only 
D)  when observing an action only

Question 7

Automatic responses to particular forms of stimulation are:

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A)  motor skills 
B)  affordances 
C)  reflexes 
D)  imprints 
A)  motor skills 
B)  affordances 
C)  reflexes 
D)  imprints

Question 8

Briefly describe the development of perceptual-motor skills over time.Be sure to include the findings by Thelen.

Accepted Answer

Motor skills develop over time, beginnin

Question 9

Physicians routinely examine reflexes in infants because they can:

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A)  be used to estimate the infant's future athletic abilities 
B)  be used to estimate the infant's future adult motor skills 
C)  reliably inform physicians about attachment problems 
D)  reliably inform physicians about nervous system problems 
A)  be used to estimate the infant's future athletic abilities 
B)  be used to estimate the infant's future adult motor skills 
C)  reliably inform physicians about attachment problems 
D)  reliably inform physicians about nervous system problems

Question 10

Newborns make frequent, failed attempts to grasp objects.These attempts are called:

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A)  ulnar reflexes 
B)  palmar reflexes 
C)  grasp reflexes 
D)  prereaching 
A)  ulnar reflexes 
B)  palmar reflexes 
C)  grasp reflexes 
D)  prereaching

Question 11

Your cousin's daughter is able to stand on her own at 10 months of age.This would generally be considered:

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A)  late for her age 
B)  early for her age 
C)  within the range of expected development 
D)  so late as to be a risk factor for other problems 
A)  late for her age 
B)  early for her age 
C)  within the range of expected development 
D)  so late as to be a risk factor for other problems

Question 12

Choose the stance of a dynamic systems researcher.Describe your account and why you feel it is the better choice.

Accepted Answer

As a dynamic systems researcher I believ

Question 13

If you are watching a student beside you take notes in class, it is possible that:

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A)  your mirror neurons are firing for note-taking as well 
B)  your mirror neurons would be inhibited from firing 
C)  you are being classically conditioned to avoid note-taking 
D)  you are being operantly conditioned to avoid note-taking 
A)  your mirror neurons are firing for note-taking as well 
B)  your mirror neurons would be inhibited from firing 
C)  you are being classically conditioned to avoid note-taking 
D)  you are being operantly conditioned to avoid note-taking

Question 14

Possibilities for action based on the properties of objects or surfaces are:

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A)  reflexes 
B)  perceptual-motor skills 
C)  visual flow fields 
D)  affordances 
A)  reflexes 
B)  perceptual-motor skills 
C)  visual flow fields 
D)  affordances

Question 15

After you've been running on a treadmill for 30 minutes, you complete your workout and get off of it.Suddenly, you feel like you're walking forward quickly.This effect, in part, is caused by having disrupted your:

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror neurons 
B)  passive input 
C)  visual flow fields 
D)  affordances 
A)  mirror neurons 
B)  passive input 
C)  visual flow fields 
D)  affordances

Question 16

Body proportions change a great deal from the fetal period to adulthood, leading to a wide range of changing action possibilities.For example, the human head of a newborn is approximately ________ as big as an adult's relative to their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A)  twice 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  five times 
A)  twice 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  five times

Question 17

For optimal perceptual-motor development to occur, Held and Hein found that a kitten's experiences with perception and action should be:

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A)  active 
B)  passive 
C)  stimulated by vertical lines 
D)  passive, then active 
A)  active 
B)  passive 
C)  stimulated by vertical lines 
D)  passive, then active

Question 18

With practice, you know that by ________ months you can play a fun game with infants where they track and reach for their favorite toys.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  16 
C)  12 
D)  8 
A)  20 
B)  16 
C)  12 
D)  8

Question 19

By approximately 12 months, an infant's perceptual-motor development has advanced such that she can do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  coordinate her reaching to touch an object she sees 
B)  move her arms toward an object 
C)  reach behind herself when she spots an object behind her 
D)  quickly stand and walk over to an object located across the room 
A)  coordinate her reaching to touch an object she sees 
B)  move her arms toward an object 
C)  reach behind herself when she spots an object behind her 
D)  quickly stand and walk over to an object located across the room

Question 20

If you place a toddler in a moving room (a room that seems to move toward them even though the toddler stands still) he will be knocked over because:

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A)  his balance is disrupted from the visual flow 
B)  he becomes confused and the room bumps him 
C)  his visual flow is disrupted and the room bumps him 
D)  he attempts to walk toward the wall 
A)  his balance is disrupted from the visual flow 
B)  he becomes confused and the room bumps him 
C)  his visual flow is disrupted and the room bumps him 
D)  he attempts to walk toward the wall

Since we respond to some stimuli more strongly than to others, essentially forming an association more easily, it is largely believed that we are:

Perceptual-motor skills are best refined by:

All of the following are consistent with the maturational account EXCEPT:

The important research demonstrating that imitation could occur in newborns was initially conducted by:

How might attention be both a punisher and a reinforcer of behavior?

Mirror neurons are activated:

Automatic responses to particular forms of stimulation are:

Briefly describe the development of perceptual-motor skills over time.Be sure to include the findings by Thelen.

Physicians routinely examine reflexes in infants because they can:

Newborns make frequent, failed attempts to grasp objects.These attempts are called:

Your cousin's daughter is able to stand on her own at 10 months of age.This would generally be considered:

Choose the stance of a dynamic systems researcher.Describe your account and why you feel it is the better choice.

If you are watching a student beside you take notes in class, it is possible that:

Possibilities for action based on the properties of objects or surfaces are:

After you've been running on a treadmill for 30 minutes, you complete your workout and get off of it.Suddenly, you feel like you're walking forward quickly.This effect, in part, is caused by having disrupted your:

Body proportions change a great deal from the fetal period to adulthood, leading to a wide range of changing action possibilities.For example, the human head of a newborn is approximately ________ as big as an adult's relative to their bodies.

For optimal perceptual-motor development to occur, Held and Hein found that a kitten's experiences with perception and action should be:

With practice, you know that by ________ months you can play a fun game with infants where they track and reach for their favorite toys.

By approximately 12 months, an infant's perceptual-motor development has advanced such that she can do all of the following EXCEPT:

If you place a toddler in a moving room (a room that seems to move toward them even though the toddler stands still) he will be knocked over because:

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Exam 4: The Emergence of Action

Since we respond to some stimuli more strongly than to others, essentially forming an association more easily, it is largely believed that we are:

Perceptual-motor skills are best refined by:

All of the following are consistent with the maturational account EXCEPT:

The important research demonstrating that imitation could occur in newborns was initially conducted by:

How might attention be both a punisher and a reinforcer of behavior?

Mirror neurons are activated:

Automatic responses to particular forms of stimulation are:

Briefly describe the development of perceptual-motor skills over time.Be sure to include the findings by Thelen.

Physicians routinely examine reflexes in infants because they can:

Newborns make frequent, failed attempts to grasp objects.These attempts are called:

Your cousin's daughter is able to stand on her own at 10 months of age.This would generally be considered:

Choose the stance of a dynamic systems researcher.Describe your account and why you feel it is the better choice.

If you are watching a student beside you take notes in class, it is possible that:

Possibilities for action based on the properties of objects or surfaces are:

After you've been running on a treadmill for 30 minutes, you complete your workout and get off of it.Suddenly, you feel like you're walking forward quickly.This effect, in part, is caused by having disrupted your:

Body proportions change a great deal from the fetal period to adulthood, leading to a wide range of changing action possibilities.For example, the human head of a newborn is approximately ________ as big as an adult's relative to their bodies.

For optimal perceptual-motor development to occur, Held and Hein found that a kitten's experiences with perception and action should be:

With practice, you know that by ________ months you can play a fun game with infants where they track and reach for their favorite toys.

By approximately 12 months, an infant's perceptual-motor development has advanced such that she can do all of the following EXCEPT:

If you place a toddler in a moving room (a room that seems to move toward them even though the toddler stands still) he will be knocked over because:

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

Coming to Perceive the World

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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