Renee Baillargeon has conducted a number of studies to examine infants' reactions to objects that are hidden from view. Infants as young as 4 months appear to be surprised when a toy car emerges from behind a screen when it should have been blocked. What is the basic purpose of her studies?
a. To detect dimensions of visual acuity in infants
b. To determine an infant's ability to track a moving object
c. To demonstrate that infants have a mental image of an object even when it is out of view d. To present information about infants sense of touch to soft objects
Question 2Why is psychosocial theory useful as an organizing framework?
a. It focuses solely on the age ranges of adolescence and adulthood. b. It ignores the role of culture in a person's development.
c. It assumes people actively contribute to their development.
d. It focuses only on the biological influences on human development.
Question 3Piaget's view of object permanence required the infant to an object Baillargeon's view observed .
a. pursue; change in looking time
b. grasp; habituation
c. use; asking for an object
d. ask for; crying time