Young infants generally prefer to look at
a. men rather than at women.
b. big objects rather than small objects.
c. complex patterns instead of plain stimuli.
d. stationary objects rather than moving objects.
Question 2Selman's theory of role-taking relates closely to
a. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.
b. Lorenz's ethological theory.
c. Piaget's cognitive theory.
d. Bandura's social-learning theory.
Question 3In Fantz's looking chamber experiment, how did the researcher determine the baby's preferred visual object?
a. By asking the baby in an interview
b. By asking the baby's mother about its preference
c. By measuring evoked potentials while the baby looked at the object
d. By measuring which target object the baby stared at most
Question 4Selman's research approach in role-taking development was to
a. interview parents about the child.
b. study abstract symbolism in the child's drawings.
c. interpret hidden meanings in the child's dreams.
d. ask the child to analyze interpersonal dilemmas.
Question 5With Fantz's looking chamber experiments, what infant behavior served as the dependent variable?
a. Duration between seeing a stimulus and diaper wetting
b. Effort exerted while reaching for a favorite object
c. Number of separate cartoon characters looked at
d. Time spent gazing at each item
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