As a Parent of a Newborn, You Are Interested in Providing

question 46

Multiple Choice

As a parent of a newborn, you are interested in providing your baby with interesting things to look at. Based on research regarding infants' visual preferences, you decide to

• A) wait until your baby is old enough to see better.
• B) hold objects moderately close to your baby's face.
• C) show your baby patterns with intricate detail.
• D) show your baby blurry patterns because that's all your baby can see.

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Definitions:

Empiricism

The theory that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and that scientific methods should rely on observation and experimentation.

Variable

Something in the world that can vary and that a researcher can manipulate (change), measure (evaluate), or both.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context, encompassing a broad range of topics such as attitudes, group behavior, and social perception.

Developmental Psychology

The scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life.