In Their Investigation of Infant Auditory Perception, DeCasper and Spence

question 130

Multiple Choice

In their investigation of infant auditory perception, DeCasper and Spence (1986) found that infants sucked on an artificial nipple to activate a tape playing _____.

• A) their mother reading any book they had heard her reading in the first week following birth
• B) their mother reading The Cat in the Hat, if she had read it to them during the last 16 weeks of prenatal development
• C) their mother reading The Cat in the Hat, if she had read it to them during the first week following birth
• D) anyone reading The Cat in the Hat, if it had been read to them during the last 16 weeks of prenatal development

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Definitions:

Conservation

The preservation and protection of natural resources, environments, and wildlife.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a concept developed in infancy.

Irreversibility

The concept that some processes or actions cannot be undone or reverted to their original state.

Assimilation

The process by which new information is taken in and incorporated into one's existing cognitive structures and schemas.