If an infant perceives a door as the same shape whether it is closed or ajar, this represents:
a. size constancy. c. perceptual constancy.
b. intellectual asymmetry. d. retinal parity.
Question 2Depressed children:
a. frequently become depressed adolescents and adults.
b. may mask their depression by excelling in academics.
c. are very rare.
d. typically outgrow the depression by adolescence.
Question 3In their classic study of depth perception, Gibson and Walk (1960) found that:
a. one-month olds would not cross the visual cliff.
b. boys crossed the visual cliff earlier than girls.
c. infants would cross the cliff if their mothers encouraged them to do so.
d. 8 out of 10 crawling infants would not cross onto the visual cliff.
Question 4Depression in childhood:
a. is extremely rare.
b. is associated with sleep and appetite problems.
c. rarely is associated with suicidal thoughts.
d. is typically caused by genetic problems.
Question 5Camille is crawling and she stops before crawling off an edge. This suggests:
a. that infants are prewired to avoid danger.
b. that crawling infants perceive depth.
c. that infants are afraid of changes in their environments.
d. that differences in thresholds are surprising to infants.
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