Question 1

Which of the statements below is true?

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A)  Perceptual and motor development do not occur in isolation from one another but instead are coupled.
B)  Perceptual and cognitive development occur in isolation and are not coupled.
C)  Perceptual development is always displayed separately.
D)  Motor development is always displayed separately.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Studying infants whose cataracts were removed at different points in development,Maurer and colleagues discovered that those whose cataracts were removed and new lenses placed in their eyes __________ months after birth showed a normal pattern of visual development.

Accepted Answer

A)  no more than nine
B)  in the first several
C)  six to twelve
D)  at least twelveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Discuss the milestones in gross motor coordination in the first year of life and tell the sequence in which the baby will learn them.

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The newborn starts the road to gross mot...

Question 4

__________________,exploratory forms of intermodal perception exist in newborns.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intermediate
B)  Crude
C)  Excellent
D)  None of these.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

_________________ is the recovery of a habituated response after a change in stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Habituation
B)  Dishabituation
C)  Discrimination
D)  Situation paradigmE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

Gannon reacted to the pan dropping on the floor by arching his back and throwing his head,arms,and legs out,which demonstrates what reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)  movement
B)  rooting
C)  sucking
D)  MoroE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

At birth,babies can distinguish between _______________________.All of the eye's colour-sensitive receptors (cones) function by 2 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  blue and red
B)  red and green
C)  yellow and green
D)  red and blackE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Two types of perceptual constancy are

Accepted Answer

A)  monocular and size.
B)  binocular and shape.
C)  monocular and binocular.
D)  size and shape.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

________________________ is when sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant.

Accepted Answer

A)  Size constancy
B)  Shape constancy
C)  Perceptual constancy
D)  Depth perceptionE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Among the measures researchers might use in habituation studies,which one of the following is not used?

Accepted Answer

A)  sucking behaviour
B)  heart rate
C)  respiration
D)  All of these are used.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Watching an object while exploring it manually helps infants to discriminate its texture,size,and hardness.This is an example of how ________ guides ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception; action
B)  action; perception
C)  perception; a verbal response
D)  action; a withdrawal from the objectE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Reading Dr.Seuss's classic story The Cat in the Hat to the child in the mother's womb,according to a recent research project,showed that the

Accepted Answer

A)  newborn recognized the story after birth.
B)  infant sucked on a nipple in a different way when the mother read the story.
C)  infant's brain has a remarkable ability to learn even before birth.
D)  All of these.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Learning how to _________________ is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information from the skin,joints,and muscles,which tell humans where we are in space.

Accepted Answer

A)  eat
B)  use correct posture
C)  solve cognitive problems
D)  use only fine motor skillsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

At what age would a child be expected to walk?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months
B)  9 months
C)  12 months
D)  15 monthsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Research on perception has shown that children as young as ________ of age prefer patterned displays rather than non-patterned displays.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 week
B)  2 to 3 weeks
C)  2 months
D)  3 monthsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

If you visited Robert Fantz's vision lab you would most expect to see a

Accepted Answer

A)  looking chamber.
B)  strange situation paradigm.
C)  visual cliff.
D)  photographic dome.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which statement below is not true about babies' postures?

Accepted Answer

A)  After 2 months, infants can hold their heads erect.
B)  By 2 months of age, babies can sit while supported on someone's lap.
C)  By 6 or 7 months, babies should be able to sit independently.
D)  By 8 or 9 months, babies can usually pull themselves up and hold on to a chair.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Compare and contrast the gross motor activities of a preschool child to a child in grade school.

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Question 19

In the field of perceptual development,nature proponents are referred to as __________ and those who emphasize learning and experience are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricists; nativists
B)  nativists; constructivists
C)  constructivists; empiricists
D)  nativists; empiricistsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

List five different factors relating to the vision of an infant.

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Infants' vision development is a complex...

Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

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