that their child’s new-found ability to walk across a room is a(n) ________ process.
a.
innate
b.
emotional
c.
cognitive
d.
programmed
88. Todd didn’t want to go with his mother to visit their neighbor Estella; he’d prefer to stay home and play with his
kitchen set. But when they walked into Estella’s house, Todd immediately saw a box of toy race cars and track. He ran to
them and was happy while Estella and his mom talked for an hour. What does Todd’s behavior demonstrate?
a.
orienting system
b.
dynamic system
c.
focusing system
d.
perceptive system
89. Due to problems at birth, two-year-old Tenisha has developmental delays. Unlike her twin brother Joshua, who enters
any situation ready to see what he can discover, Tenisha tends to sit quietly, only responding to familiar voices or loud
sounds. What does Tenisha’s behavior demonstrate?
a.
b.
c.
d.
90. Compared to younger children, teenagers are ________ in their attention.
a.
less distracted
b.
more random
c.
less focused
d.
more fragmented
91. Each of the following people has been given an age-appropriate task to work on. Who will be engaged in the task the
longest before becoming bored and moving on to something else?
a.
Rogerio, who is five years old
b.
Ahmed, who is nine years old
c.
Lula, who is twelve years old
d.
Rachel, who is sixteen years old
92. Sasha went to her school’s computer lab to work on a coding project due for a class. She was at the lab for two hours.
How much time did Sasha spend working only on the coding project?
a.
about 10 minutes
b.
about 30 minutes
c.
about 50 minutes
d.
about 75 minutes
93. Dontell has a three-hour economics class every Wednesday night. When not diligently taking notes and participating
in discussion (as he should) what occupies most of Dontell’s time while in class?
a.
reading books for other courses
b.
listening to songs on his iPod
c.
sharing updates on Facebook
d.
sending texts to his friends
94. Which of the following best describes the dynamic between multitasking and academic performance?
a.
There is no correlation between academic performance and multitasking.
b.
Multitasking and academic performance have an inverse relationship.
c.
Academic performance has a strong positive correlation to multitasking.
d.
Multitasking and academic performance have a synergistic relationship.
95. Chemosensory irritation could be considered a form of ________.
a.
evoked stimulation
b.
acquired taste
c.
dual affordance
d.
cross-modal perception
96. A native of Cambodia would likely respond to the scent of fermented fish sauce with a smile and a feeling of hunger,
whereas a native of Ireland would likely have a feeling of revulsion toward the same aroma. The difference in their
responses is due to which of the following?
a.
biology
b.
genetics
c.
interpretation
d.
affordance
97. Viola loves when her grandson Jake comes to visit the family farm in Kansas, but she hates to say goodbye. Whenever
Jake leaves, Viola stands on the porch and watches the red tail lights of his car go straight down the road across the wide
open prairie, until she can’t see them anymore. What does this demonstrate?
a.
visual accommodation
b.
object constancy
c.
sensory threshold
d.
focusing system
98. Hiroshi is 82 years old and lives alone. Which of the following scents will least likely get his attention?
a.
garbage
b.
roast chicken
c.
natural gas
d.
wet dog
99. Eveline is 76 years old and has problems with her eye sight and hearing. Which of the following likely is the most
challenging activity for Eveline?
a.
making dinner
b.
taking medicine
c.
grocery shopping
d.
rising from a chair
100. As adults reach old age, at the high end of the sensory loss spectrum is_______, with ________ at the low end of the
loss spectrum.
a.
touch; hearing
b.
taste; vision
c.
vision; touch
d.
hearing; vision
101. Constructivists believe that we need experience in order to learn how to interpret our sensory experiences.
a.
True
b.
False
102. As a newborn, Priya can easily recognize the voices of both her mother and father.
a.
True
b.
False
103. Five-year-old Mason’s attention span is more systematic than that of his baby sister Tracey.
a.
True
b.
False
104. Writing letters of the alphabet is a gross motor skill.
a.
True
b.
False
105. Age-related macular degeneration results in the destruction of the cells responsible for peripheral vision.
a.
True
b.
False
106. Grace can maintain her attention for longer periods in high school than she could in elementary school due to
increased myelination.
a.
True
b.
False
107. According to dynamic systems theory, children use innate knowledge of rhythmic sounds to refine their sense of
hearing.
a.
True
b.
False
108. If a one-month-old girl was able to speak, she could read the first three rows of the standard eye chart in an
optometrist’s office.
a.
True
b.
False
109. Babies put everything in their mouth to figure out their world – an example of the proximodistal development of
somaesthetic senses.
a.
True
b.
False
110. As she’s gotten older, Margaret notices that she needs to fill her salt and pepper shakers much more frequently.
a.
True
b.
False
111. Define, compare, and contrast the basic beliefs of nativists, constructivists, and intuitive and ecological theorists
concerning sensation and perception.
112. Describe how visual acuity, pattern perception, and depth perception change during the first year of a child’s life.
Provide examples to support your ideas.
113. Describe the quality of the senses of taste, smell, touch, temperature, and pain of the typical one-year-old.
114. Describe three types of changes in attention skills that take place between infancy and adolescence providing
examples for each.
115. How does the sense of hearing change in older adulthood? What is the impact of these changes?
116. Explain how the dynamic systems theory of motor skills development operates. Provide examples to support your
thinking.
117. Compare and contrast the effects of cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Which do you think
would be most problematic for an older adult? Explain your reasoning.
118. Explain the concept of affordances in Gibson’s ecological approach. Provide an example of an affordance for each of
the five senses in a developing child.
119. How would you conduct a habituation study for olfactory development in an infant? Provide specific examples of
inputs and include detail on the study process, the infants’ responses, and what the results mean.
120. Describe three visual, auditory, or somaesthetic situations that present no problems for young adults but would be
difficult for older adults. Describe why each situation is challenging for them, and suggest possible accommodations that
could limit the situations’ impacts on older adults.