In a Study Examining Infants' Ability to Perceive Faces, 6-Month-Olds

question 114

Multiple Choice

In a study examining infants' ability to perceive faces, 6-month-olds could

• A) discriminate individual faces of both humans and monkeys equally well.
• B) distinguish human but not monkey faces.
• C) distinguish monkey but not human faces.
• D) only distinguish their mother's face from an unfamiliar woman's face.

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Definitions:

Opponent Cells

Specialized cells in the visual system that help perceive color by opposing each other.

Pitch

The perception of the frequency of a sound, determining how high or low a tone sounds.

Frequency

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves) or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured in hertz.

Hue

A specific shade of a color perceived by the eye, determined by its wavelength of light.