The "Visual Cliff" Is

question 179

Multiple Choice

The "visual cliff" is

• A) the sharpcrease visual acuity that develops between six and nine months of age.
• B) a transparent surface with a sudden drop the patterned floor beneath it
• C) the rate of development of visual-motor skills the first 12 months of life.
• D) the highest elevation toward which anfant will crawl.

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Definitions:

False-Belief Tasks

Psychological tests used to assess a child’s understanding that other people can have beliefs about the world that are different from their own, a crucial aspect of theory of mind.

Mental Modules

are hypothesized innate structures in the brain that allow individuals to perform complex cognitive tasks and process specific types of information.

Biological Understandings

Knowledge pertaining to the biological sciences, encompassing areas like genetics, physiology, evolution, and the functioning of living organisms.

Living and Non-Living Kinds

Concerns the categorization of objects or entities into those that possess life and those that do not.