Which theory suggests that motor development takes place over time through a self-organizing principle using sensory feedback?
a. dynamic systems
b. ecological
c. constructivist
d. nativist
Question 2Vurpillot's (1968) study on the development of visual search found that
a. female children conduct more efficient visual searches than male children.
b. young children conduct extremely unsystematic searches.
c. Russian children were more focused searchers than American children.
d. young children search details and older children search the whole..
Question 3The most effective way to increase the performance of a young child on a task requiring attention skills would be to
a. increase the complexity of the task.
b. increase the number of senses (e.g., hearing and seeing) involved with the task.
c. decrease distractions.
d. decrease time spent on the task.
Question 4Which indicates that Maria has well-developed selective attention skills?
a. She can pay attention to two people talking at the same time.
b. She can pay attention to her teacher's voice while ignoring the voices of other students who are talking at the same time.
c. It takes a great deal of noise to get Maria to notice that someone is talking to her.
d. It takes her a long time to complete a task that requires vigilance.
Question 5_____ attention is best defined as deliberate concentration on one thing while ignoring something else.
a. Divided
b. Selective
c. Reflexive
d. Cross-modal
Question 6Which of the following is NOT a typical change in attention during childhood?
a. Attention becomes more selective
b. Attention span becomes longer
c. Attention becomes more focused on irrelevant objects
d. Attention becomes systematic
Question 7The fact that infants' attention seems to involve reacting to environmental stimulation (i.e., an item catches their attention) rather than being deliberately focused, illustrates the concept of a(n) _____ system.
a. dynamic
b. orienting
c. fail-safe
d. intentional
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