Briefly describe Spelke's research regarding object concept. What does her research show?
What will be an ideal response?
Research: Habituated 3-month-olds to a series of displays of two objects; moved the objects so that they were touching each other.
Show: The babies perceived it as a new object; she also used consistent and inconsistent situations to test object concept.
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A. distribution of population means B. distribution of sample means C. distribution of population samples D. standard deviation of sample means
Which of the following is an example of naturalistic observation?
a. a researcher formally measuring two variables to see if they are related b. a researcher varying the levels of a drug to see if it affects a rat's behavior c. a researcher reading the results of a scientific publication d. a researcher watching two birds building a nest in a tree e. a researcher investigating whether rats learn a maze quicker after being reinforced
By about 12 months, most infants __________
a) begin to use intonation in their language. b) build a vocabulary of one-word phrases. c) begin to distinguish, in their language, between themselves and others. d) begin to form two- and three-word sentences.
The term sensitive period applies better to human development than the strict notion of a critical period because
A) its boundaries are less well-defined than are those of a critical period. B) the capacity to acquire certain skills cannot occur later than the optimal period. C) there are more sensitive periods than critical periods in human development. D) sensitive periods, but not critical periods, have been empirically tested.