The biological motion phenomenon and the occluded rod experiments provide evidence for the
a. importance of kinetic cues for early infant perceptual development.
b. importance of pattern perception in one-month-old infants.
c. absence of depth perception in infants younger than two to four months of age.
d. absence of pattern perception in infants younger than two to four months of age.
Question 2How can parental cognitions influence parenting strategies?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3When infants use the movement of objects to help them visually identify the object from the rest of the visual field, they are utilizing
a. stereopsis. c. biological perception.
b. acuity cues. d. kinetic cues.
Question 4Explain the role of punishment in effective parenting.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5Two-month-old Timothy was presented with a picture of a rectangle until he showed habituation of attention. When the rectangle was rotated, the habituation continued. When the shape was changed to a square, however, Timothy showed recovery from habituation. These observations suggest that
a. Timothy appears to perceive the individual sides of the objects.
b. Timothy cannot discriminate between different objects.
c. Timothy's reliance on kinetic cues has matured.
d. Timothy appears to perceive the two objects as different from each other.
Question 6What is parental warmth? What are its effects on children?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7When presented with a picture of a woman's face, a two-month-old infant will likely fixate on the ________ while a four-month-old infant will likely fixate on the ________.
a. chin; hair c. mouth; chin
b. eyes; mouth d. hair; eyes
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