Marasol was repeatedly presented with a picture of a large, blue butterfly. Although she looked at the picture when it was first presented, she tired of it and hardly looked at it when it was presented for the eighth time. When the stimulus was changed to a small, blue butterfly, Marasol again showed an interest by looking at the picture for a longer time. Marasol's renewed interest in the picture illustrates
a. recovery from habituation. c. preferential looking.
b. operant conditioning. d. habituation.
Question 2Macy wants to quickly resolve an argument with her teenage daughter. In light of this parenting goal, Macy is most likely to use explanation and open communication.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Delores repeatedly showed Curtis, her two-month-old, a picture of his grandfather. She noticed that Curtis seemed to become less interested in looking at the picture each time she showed it to him. Then she showed Curtis a picture of his grandmother, and he looked at it as long as he had first looked at his grandfather's picture. Curtis's loss of interest in his grandfather's picture demonstrates
a. habituation of attention. c. an operant response.
b. a conditioned response. d. recovery from habituation.
Question 4Research confirms that parents make more attributions about children's intentions as the children get older.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Studies of looking behavior designed to explore the perceptual capacities of infants are most informative when infants
a. look at two different stimuli for about equivalent amounts of time.
b. are over six months of age because it is difficult to determine where younger infants are looking.
c. are presented with objects about three feet away, since their visual acuity is best at that distance.
d. show a preference for attending to one stimulus more than another stimulus.
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