Question 1

Joey is the best batter on his little league team.Which of the following is a consequence of playing organized sports that Joey may encounter?

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A)  unrealistic expectations for academic success
B)  focusing more on academic work
C)  unrealistic expectations for success as an athlete
D)  limitations on developing peer relations and friendshipsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

If infants are able to engage in intermodal perception,this means they are able to

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A)  isolate the sensory source of information.
B)  integrate information across different senses into one unified piece of information.
C)  sense visual and auditory stimuli at the same time.
D)  identify information from different senses and keep them separate.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between sensation and perception?

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A)  Sensation and perception are independent processes.
B)  Sensation occurs after perception.
C)  Perception cannot occur unless sensation takes place first.
D)  Perception involves information interacting with sensory receptors,while sensation involves meaningful interpretations.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of intermodal perception?

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A)  A child can both watch and hear children playing outside in the snow.
B)  A child listens to soft music while falling asleep.
C)  A child hears the sound of the movement of an object,and turns her head in the rough direction to where the object is moving.
D)  A child requires a cochlear implant for hearing.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

According to the ecological view of sensory-perceptual development,how do we perceive and eventually represent objects in our minds?

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A)  We take bits and pieces of data from sensations and build up representations of the world.
B)  Environmental stimuli motivate us to fine-tune gross and fine motor movements in order to act.
C)  We directly and accurately perceive information that exists in the world around us,known as affordances,which guide the way we interact and adapt to the world.
D)  We first act on the world,and through action,we develop our perception.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

A program that has been shown to reduce at-fault accidents in older adults by more than 40 percent is:

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A)  education.
B)  cognitive training.
C)  dynamic systems training.
D)  perceptual-action coupling.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Infants are likely to reach motor milestones at different ages depending on the culture.This is probably due to

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A)  climate and nutrition
B)  activity opportunities and physical manipulation.
C)  genetic inheritance and nutrition.
D)  climate and activity opportunities.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Well-developed gross motor skills allow infants to become more independent.Independence is important because it:

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A)  is a prerequisite for the development of fine motor skills.
B)  allows more and different kinds of interactions with the environment.
C)  fosters greater numbers of dendritic connections in muscle tissue.
D)  allows infants to strengthen the bonds with their primary caregivers.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the rooting and sucking reflexes?

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A)  Both involve avoiding toxic substances.
B)  Rooting involves locating food; sucking involves eating food.
C)  Sucking involves eating; rooting involves bonding with a caregiver.
D)  Rooting involves grasping a food source; sucking involves locating food.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The disease marked by retina deterioration is called

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A)  glaucoma.
B)  cataracts.
C)  macular degeneration.
D)  presbyopia.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Infants root in order to

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A)  find something to grasp.
B)  find something to suck.
C)  calm down.
D)  go to sleep.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is true of older adults' experience of touch and pain?

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A)  There are no changes in touch and pain with age.
B)  Older adults detect touch less in their ankles than their shoulders.
C)  Older adults detect touch less in their wrists than their knees.
D)  Older adults rarely report any persistent pain.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Two-year-old Saunder rubs his eyes,squints,tilts his head,and blinks excessively.Saunder's parents should

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A)  give him more daytime naps.
B)  encourage more nighttime sleep.
C)  make an appointment with an ophthalmologist.
D)  wait for the results of the kindergarten vision screening.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Playing organized sports can have which of the following negative effects on a child?

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A)  undue pressure and stress to achieve and win
B)  overly developed muscle mass
C)  decreased cognitive functioning
D)  increased peer pressure for substance abuseE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Rachel Clifton and colleagues (1993) demonstrated that infants

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A)  have to see their own hands in order to reach for an object.
B)  do not have to see their own hands in order to reach for an object.
C)  have good control over their fine motor skills as early as a few days after birth.
D)  cannot use cues from muscles,tendons,and joints to guide their reaching until after they are over 12 months of age.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Allan is having laser surgery to repair the deterioration of his retina.He has

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A)  glaucoma.
B)  presbyopia.
C)  cataracts.
D)  macular degeneration.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following methods should Dr.Kim use if she wants to determine whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another?

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A)  visual preference
B)  habituation-dishabituation
C)  high-amplitude sucking
D)  All of these answers are correct.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Six-day-old Shayli has been breast fed and is presented with two nursing pads.One is soaked with her mother's breast milk,and the other is clean.Shayli will MOST likely

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A)  show no preference for smelling either nursing pad.
B)  prefer to smell her mother's nursing pad.
C)  prefer to smell the clean nursing pad.
D)  show no response to either nursing pad unless she is hungry.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Sensation occurs when information

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A)  interacts with sensory receptors-the eyes,ears,tongue,nostrils,and skin.
B)  is interpreted by the brain.
C)  affects organs such as the heart and lungs.
D)  interacts with the brain,but the brain cannot make any meaning interpretations.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

According to the dynamic systems theory,how do infants develop motor skills?

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A)  Infants perceive something new in the environment that motivates them to act.They use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements.
B)  Motor development comes about through the unfolding of a genetic plan,or maturation.
C)  Motor skills are initially influenced by biology but become increasingly dependent on environmental factors.
D)  Infants take bits and pieces of data from sensations and build representations of the world in their minds.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 5: Motor, sensory, and Perceptual Development

Infants are likely to reach motor milestones at different ages depending on the culture.This is probably due to

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A program that has been shown to reduce at-fault accidents in older adults by more than 40 percent is:

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Sensation occurs when information

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Which of the following methods should Dr.Kim use if she wants to determine whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another?

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Which of the following is true of older adults' experience of touch and pain?

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Infants root in order to

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According to the ecological view of sensory-perceptual development,how do we perceive and eventually represent objects in our minds?

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Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between sensation and perception?

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According to the dynamic systems theory,how do infants develop motor skills?

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Allan is having laser surgery to repair the deterioration of his retina.He has

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Which of the following is an example of intermodal perception?

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Two-year-old Saunder rubs his eyes,squints,tilts his head,and blinks excessively.Saunder's parents should

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Playing organized sports can have which of the following negative effects on a child?

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Six-day-old Shayli has been breast fed and is presented with two nursing pads.One is soaked with her mother's breast milk,and the other is clean.Shayli will MOST likely

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The disease marked by retina deterioration is called

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Well-developed gross motor skills allow infants to become more independent.Independence is important because it:

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Rachel Clifton and colleagues (1993) demonstrated that infants

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If infants are able to engage in intermodal perception,this means they are able to

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Joey is the best batter on his little league team.Which of the following is a consequence of playing organized sports that Joey may encounter?

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Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the rooting and sucking reflexes?

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