Question 1

A researcher uses the preference method to examine whether a newborn baby girl can perceive differences between her mother's face and the face of a random woman. The baby looks at a photo of her mother 50% of the time and a photo of a random woman 50% of the time. This suggests that:

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A)   the infant can distinguish between the two women.
B)   the infant can tell who her mother is 50% of the time.
C)   50% of the features of the mother are shared with the random woman.
D)   the infant is unable to tell the difference between the two women.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Young infants __________________ acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are __________________.

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A)   cannot; quite accurate
B)   cannot; not accurate
C)   can; quite accurate
D)   can; not accurateE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

The idea that very young infants' perceptual development is aided by common aspects of multimodal stimuli is known as the:

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A)   Intersensory Redundancy Hypothesis
B)   Multimodal Hypothesis
C)   Nature-Nurture Hypothesis
D)   Infant Habituation HypothesisE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Babies can distinguish between /pa/ and /ba/ by the time they are:

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A)   1 month old
B)   3 months old
C)   6 months old
D)   1 year oldE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Using the habituation method, after first habituating to a picture of an adult who appears to look directly at the infant:

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A)   when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look longer at the same face.
B)   when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look longer at the novel face.
C)   when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will look at both faces for an equal amount of time.
D)   when given the opportunity to look at the same face or a novel face, the infant will choose neither, shifting focus to another object  in view.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

An infant is able to discriminate between a gray patch and a stimulus of black-and-white stripes that are 1/16-inch wide beginning at the age of:

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A)   1 month
B)   2 months
C)   3 months
D)   6 monthsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Using a visual cliff apparatus, Gibson and Walk found that babies are able to discriminate between deep and shallow by the time they:

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A)   are born.
B)   are able to crawl.
C)   are able to walk.
D)   are 3 years old.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

An infant's visual acuity is:

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A)   the same as an adult's.
B)   better than an adult's but it quickly degrades.
C)   worse than an adult's but it quickly develops.
D)   worse than an adult's but it slowly develops.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

An experiment is conducted in which a baby listens to speech sounds while sucking on a pacifier. The sucking rate is recorded as a measure of interest. This is an example of:

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A)   the preference method
B)   the head-turning technique
C)   classical conditioning
D)   the high-amplitude sucking procedureE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

If an infant spends a greater percentage of time looking at Object A than Object B in the looking chamber, this means that:

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A)   Object A is more interesting
B)   Object A is more confusing
C)   Object A is more unfamiliar 
D)   none of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about motion perception is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Newborn babies can track a moving object with their eyes.
B)   Sensitivity to the direction of motion emerges after about 6 months.
C)   By 3 years of age, the motion perception of children is the same as that of adults.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

At what age does an infant begin to have the ability to exhibit a clear sense of object identity?

Accepted Answer

A)   4 months
B)   6 months
C)   1 year
D)   none of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 14: Perceptual Development

An experiment is conducted in which a baby listens to speech sounds while sucking on a pacifier. The sucking rate is recorded as a measure of interest. This is an example of:

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A researcher uses the preference method to examine whether a newborn baby girl can perceive differences between her mother's face and the face of a random woman. The baby looks at a photo of her mother 50% of the time and a photo of a random woman 50% of the time. This suggests that:

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Using a visual cliff apparatus, Gibson and Walk found that babies are able to discriminate between deep and shallow by the time they:

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Babies can distinguish between /pa/ and /ba/ by the time they are:

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At what age does an infant begin to have the ability to exhibit a clear sense of object identity?

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Using the habituation method, after first habituating to a picture of an adult who appears to look directly at the infant:

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An infant is able to discriminate between a gray patch and a stimulus of black-and-white stripes that are 1/16-inch wide beginning at the age of:

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Which of the following statements about motion perception is TRUE?

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Young infants acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are .

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An infant's visual acuity is:

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The idea that very young infants' perceptual development is aided by common aspects of multimodal stimuli is known as the:

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If an infant spends a greater percentage of time looking at Object A than Object B in the looking chamber, this means that:

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Exam 14: Perceptual Development

An experiment is conducted in which a baby listens to speech sounds while sucking on a pacifier. The sucking rate is recorded as a measure of interest. This is an example of:

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A researcher uses the preference method to examine whether a newborn baby girl can perceive differences between her mother's face and the face of a random woman. The baby looks at a photo of her mother 50% of the time and a photo of a random woman 50% of the time. This suggests that:

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Using a visual cliff apparatus, Gibson and Walk found that babies are able to discriminate between deep and shallow by the time they:

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Babies can distinguish between /pa/ and /ba/ by the time they are:

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At what age does an infant begin to have the ability to exhibit a clear sense of object identity?

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Using the habituation method, after first habituating to a picture of an adult who appears to look directly at the infant:

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An infant is able to discriminate between a gray patch and a stimulus of black-and-white stripes that are 1/16-inch wide beginning at the age of:

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Which of the following statements about motion perception is TRUE?

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Young infants __________________ acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are __________________.

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An infant's visual acuity is:

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The idea that very young infants' perceptual development is aided by common aspects of multimodal stimuli is known as the:

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If an infant spends a greater percentage of time looking at Object A than Object B in the looking chamber, this means that:

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Young infants acquire depth from binocular vision. Their vergence eye movements are .

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