Describe 3 methods that have been used to study infant visual preference or acuity
What will be an ideal response?
In the forced-choice paradigm, the infant is shown 2 side-by-side pictures or objects.
The researcher notes how long the infant looks at each object, longer looking time
would signify more interest. Of course, this procedure does not inform us as to exactly
what the infant is looking at, that is, we may not know what features of the object or
picture the infant actually finds interesting. However, using special technology, we can
study the infant's eye movements as they gaze across different features of the object or
picture; a computer will plot out exactly what the infant is looking at. Finally,
researchers have used physiological markers to assess infant visual preference and
recognition memory, for example, elevated cortical evoked potentials generally
correspond to the infant orienting response.
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a. completion of teacher training has no relationship to student performance. b. the percentage of teachers who had not completed teacher education was higher in predominantly minority schools. c. teachers responded to NCLB by "teaching to the test.". d. lack of teacher training resulted in the development of new and exciting educational methods.
Someone who knows the answers to all the questions on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire would be exhibiting a. fluid intelligence
b. crystallized intelligence. c. postformal thought. d. reflective judgment.
Jan's mother calls him "high strung" because he is disturbed by even the slightest noise, very hard to distract, and extremely fussy. The New York Longitudinal Study would call him
slow-to-warm up. difficult. hard to classify. an extrovert.
A major criticism of the social cognitive theory is that they
a. can't account for observational learning. b. put too much emphasis on person variables. c. can't explain trait development and self awareness. d. claim behavior can be acquired in the absence of reinforcement.