Today,infant Mental Tests Are Largely Used for

question 79

Multiple Choice

Today,infant mental tests are largely used for

• A)predicting later intelligence.
• B)measuring higher-order cognitive skills.
• C)screening to help identify babies who are likely to have developmental problems.
• D)assessing memory,as well as quickness and flexibility of thinking.

Explain the perceptual phenomena related to the organization of stimuli, such as the figure-ground distinction and Gestalt laws of grouping.

Evaluate how perceptual processes are adaptive, allowing for consistent and functional interpretations of our constantly changing sensory inputs.

Understand the concept of perception and its subjective nature influenced by personal experiences and expectations.

Recognize the different claimed types of extrasensory perception (ESP) and their characteristics.

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Definitions:

Photoperiodic Response

The biological reaction of organisms to the length of day or night, affecting behaviors such as flowering in plants and mating in animals.

Vernalization

Stimulation of flowering in spring by long exposure to low temperature in winter.

Statoliths

Small granules, often made of calcium carbonate, found within certain cells associated with the detection of gravitational orientation in plants and some invertebrate animals.

Gravity-sensing Cells

Specialized cells in organisms that detect and respond to gravity, guiding growth and movement direction.