Dr Quillan Is Measuring the Point at Which an Infant

question 116

Multiple Choice

Dr. Quillan is measuring the point at which an infant can no longer differentiate between a striped-patterned stimulus and a gray square. Dr. Quillan is probably attempting to measure the infant's

• A) depth perception.
• B) retinal disparity.
• C) visual acuity.
• D) ability to perceive different pitches.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or to minimize distressing thoughts and feelings.

Superego

Part of the unconscious that consists of absolute moral standards internalized from one’s parents during childhood and from one’s culture.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the instinctual drives and unconscious desires.