Module 2 Readings Chapter 4 & 5 Summary
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Module 2 Readings Chapter 4 & 5 Summary

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At what age can infants typically grab the correct end of a spoon and grasp it appropriately?

  • 9 months
  • 24 months
  • 12 months
  • 18 months (correct)

    • Which factor is mentioned as a better predictor of locomotive progress than age or body dimension?

  • Weight
  • Height
  • Experience (correct)
  • Gender

    • What is said to be the key to locomotive progress in infants according to the text?

  • Practice (correct)
  • Body dimension
  • Genetics
  • Age

    • Which experiment is mentioned where methodological problems were identified due to the size of the drop-off being fixed?

    <p>Visual cliff experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of motion in infants generates information specifying speed and direction, allowing for compensatory postural sway?

    <p>Sitting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when infants have more experience with balance and locomotion according to the text?

    <p>Their behavioral flexibility increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following senses is the least developed at birth?

    <p>Vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the visual acuity of a newborn in comparison to an adult?

    <p>10-30 times worse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does an infant's visual acuity improve immensely?

    <p>After 6 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following visual abilities develops rapidly within 6 months?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organizing feature of perception is present at birth?

    <p>Size constancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants begin to discriminate between human faces but not monkey faces?

    <p>1 year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which age range do infants learn about structural support and gravity?

    <p>6-8 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does visually directed reaching appear in infants?

    <p>After 4-5 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the vestibular system develop in infants?

    <p>It begins in the womb and continues after birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when infants realize that two objects touching are two separate objects?

    <p>They understand that objects maintain their shape even when partly occluded</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allows infants to acquire stable control over their heads and shoulders?

    <p>Reorganization of muscle patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants begin to engage in smooth pursuit with a large, slow object on a predictable path?

    <p>1 month</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when a mother responds to an infant's looking and facial interactions with a still face?

    <p>Infants become distressed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants change their grip to match the size of the object?

    <p>5 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do infants begin to discover at 6-10 months of age?

    <p>The varying surfaces of objects and the relations between them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants begin to use looking to gain a sense of agency?

    <p>Birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most significant change in reaching and grabbing that occurs at 31 weeks?

    <p>Reaching and grabbing becomes as smooth and straight as an adult</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the development that allows infants to lift their heads steady while propping themselves up on the floor in a prone position?

    <p>3 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age at which infants begin to engage in prospective control of reaching?

    <p>1 year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants begin to coordinate their head and eye movements to follow objects smoothly?

    <p>4-5 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the spontaneous manual activity of infants over time?

    <p>It becomes more goal-oriented</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to research, how does touch develop in infants?

    <p>It is present at birth but improves with age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the infant's response to different tastes?

    <p>Infants are actively accepting of new tastes from birth to three months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do infants react to their mother's voice compared to a stranger's voice?

    <p>Infants prefer their mother's voice over a stranger's voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the infant's response to happy speech patterns?

    <p>Infants respond more to happy speech patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of experience in the development of the senses according to early theories?

    <p>Experience is vital for the development of the senses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does an infant's ability to discriminate between sounds in all of the world's languages change over time?

    <p>It diminishes around the 1-year mark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of temperature in the development of touch?

    <p>Temperature helps infants differentiate between cold and warm temperatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of localization in the development of hearing?

    <p>Localization improves the development of hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the handrail in the development of locomotion?

    <p>Infants who walk take the presence or absence of a handrail into consideration when attempting to cross it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of amniotic fluid in the development of the sense of smell?

    <p>Amniotic fluid improves the development of the sense of smell</p> Signup and view all the answers

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