What Conclusions Have Been Reached About the Benefits of Infant

question 7

Multiple Choice

What conclusions have been reached about the benefits of infant learning DVDs such as Baby Einstein?

• A) The older the child when first exposed to such videos, the more positive the impact.
• B) Infants develop habituation to such videos and they quickly lose their effectiveness.
• C) They have been demonstrated to increase intelligence scores in later life by at least 18 points.
• D) They may actually inhibit verbal ability and bonding with caregivers.

Recognize behaviorism and other early fields in psychology that emphasized empirical evidence.

Understand how theoretical diversity and multiple perspectives contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of psychological phenomena.

Appreciate the multifactorial causation of behavior and the interaction between hereditary factors and the environment.

Acknowledge the sociohistorical context in which psychology evolves and its influence on the discipline.

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