Relative to the Development of Intermodal Perception, Which of the Following

question 31

Multiple Choice

Relative to the development of intermodal perception, which of the following is the most complex task an 8-month-old infant can perform?

• A)An infant can walk, run, jump, and kick a soccer ball.
• B)An infant recognizes objects he or she has put in the mouth but have not seen before.
• C)An infant looks longer at a video of a puppet jumping up and down in time with music than at the same puppet when the jumping does not match the music.
• D)An infant can match an unfamiliar person's face with the correct voice when the faces and voices vary on the basis of age and gender.

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Definitions:

Vanilla

Often used to describe something that is standard, basic, or without any special features or enhancements, especially in the context of food, sexual preferences, or software.

Fish

Aquatic, gilled vertebrates typically covered with scales and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins.

Intermodal Perception

The developmental ability to integrate and coordinate information from two or more sensory modalities, such as sight and sound.

Sensory Modalities

The different ways sensory information can be processed by the sensory system, including sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.