PSYCH350 UMASS EXAM 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
prenatally - CORRECT ANSWER - when does auditory perception begin
by 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - when does auditory perception become adult-like
sound localization - CORRECT ANSWER - factors include side, distance, position,
object type
7 months - CORRECT ANSWER - when do babies notice changes in melody and
deviation in pitch
4 months - CORRECT ANSWER - when do babies recognize irregular musical phrases
the "mozart myth" - CORRECT ANSWER - evidence for a link between listening to
classical music and cognitive achievement (FALSE)
cross-modal (intermodal) perception - CORRECT ANSWER - in addition to perceiving
things by senses must come to appreciate relationships between percepts
tactile familiarization - CORRECT ANSWER - one month olds were allowed to mouth
either a nubby or a smooth pacifier
preferential looking study on textures - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to detect
correspondence between tactual and visual modality doesn't need to be learned (babies looked
longer at picture matching how pacifier felt)
, low-level perception - CORRECT ANSWER - acuity, color, brightness
mid-level perception - CORRECT ANSWER - pattern, depth, objects
high-level perception - CORRECT ANSWER - recognition, categorization, intermodal
correspondence
synesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - overlap between senses (weakens at 8 months)
palmar or hand grasp, birth-4 months - CORRECT ANSWER - place finger in hand =
hand grasps object
rooting, birth-5 months - CORRECT ANSWER - stroke corner of mouth lightly, head and
tongue move toward stimulus
sucking, birth-6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - place finger in mouth or on lips,
sucking begins
significance of sucking - CORRECT ANSWER - ensures intake of potential nutrients
moro, birth-5-7 months - CORRECT ANSWER - sit child up, allow head to drop around
20 degrees back or make a loud noise or lower baby rapidly and they will extend their arms
outwards with hands open
significance of moro - CORRECT ANSWER - absence may signal neuro defects:
persistence could interfere with acquisition of sitting
babinski, birth-1 year - CORRECT ANSWER - stroke bottom of foot to make toes fan
and then curl
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
prenatally - CORRECT ANSWER - when does auditory perception begin
by 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - when does auditory perception become adult-like
sound localization - CORRECT ANSWER - factors include side, distance, position,
object type
7 months - CORRECT ANSWER - when do babies notice changes in melody and
deviation in pitch
4 months - CORRECT ANSWER - when do babies recognize irregular musical phrases
the "mozart myth" - CORRECT ANSWER - evidence for a link between listening to
classical music and cognitive achievement (FALSE)
cross-modal (intermodal) perception - CORRECT ANSWER - in addition to perceiving
things by senses must come to appreciate relationships between percepts
tactile familiarization - CORRECT ANSWER - one month olds were allowed to mouth
either a nubby or a smooth pacifier
preferential looking study on textures - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to detect
correspondence between tactual and visual modality doesn't need to be learned (babies looked
longer at picture matching how pacifier felt)
, low-level perception - CORRECT ANSWER - acuity, color, brightness
mid-level perception - CORRECT ANSWER - pattern, depth, objects
high-level perception - CORRECT ANSWER - recognition, categorization, intermodal
correspondence
synesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - overlap between senses (weakens at 8 months)
palmar or hand grasp, birth-4 months - CORRECT ANSWER - place finger in hand =
hand grasps object
rooting, birth-5 months - CORRECT ANSWER - stroke corner of mouth lightly, head and
tongue move toward stimulus
sucking, birth-6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - place finger in mouth or on lips,
sucking begins
significance of sucking - CORRECT ANSWER - ensures intake of potential nutrients
moro, birth-5-7 months - CORRECT ANSWER - sit child up, allow head to drop around
20 degrees back or make a loud noise or lower baby rapidly and they will extend their arms
outwards with hands open
significance of moro - CORRECT ANSWER - absence may signal neuro defects:
persistence could interfere with acquisition of sitting
babinski, birth-1 year - CORRECT ANSWER - stroke bottom of foot to make toes fan
and then curl
