Exam 4: Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Baby Quinn's attention to a song on an iPod decreased after her mother played it several times. When her mother played a different song, Quinn's attention increased. This is an example of

At birth, infants perceive objects at a distance of 20 feet about as clearly as adults do at _____ feet.

Twelve-month-old Britney picks up a raisin from the table. Britney is most likely using

In a study of severely deprived Romanian orphans who were later adopted, those who had been institutionalized past age 6 months showed

Research findings suggest a sensitive period during the __________, when babies are biologically prepared to "zero in" on socially meaningful perceptual distinctions.

Which of the following statements is true regarding habituation and recovery in babies?

Studies on the lasting effects of infant deprivation and sensitive periods are conducted

The cries of brain-damaged babies and those who have experienced prenatal and birth complications are often __________ than those of healthy infants.

__________ is strongly associated with 9-month-olds' formation of an increasingly context-free memory.

Which of the following babies will most likely take the longest time to habituate to novel visual forms?

Virtually all researchers agree that parents can lessen older babies' need to cry by

Baby Rolf first demonstrated the ability to kick and reach, then learned to rock on all fours, and later combined the skills to crawl. Rolf is exhibiting evidence of

Trying to push infants beyond their current readiness to handle stimulation

Which of the following statements is true about learning capacities?

Which of the following statements is true regarding mirror neurons?

Rapid eye movements during sleep

Describe the five infant states of arousal.

Classical conditioning

Baby Franklin has figured out that crawling down a ramp might mean getting to the desired location or falling. Franklin's perception is guided by the discovery of

Which of the following sounds is newborn Cherise most likely to prefer?