- Provide an example of classical conditioning, of operant conditioning, and of habituation/recovery in young infants. Why is each type of learning useful?
- Using examples, explain why intermodal perception is vital for infants’ developing understanding of their physical and social worlds.
- Cite evidence that motor development is a joint product of biological, psychological, and environmental factors.
- What impact does toddlers’ more advanced play with toys have on the development of attention?
- Why is the social-interactionist perspective attractive to many investigators of language development? Cite evidence that supports it.
- Why do many infants show stranger anxiety in the second half of the first year? What factors can increase or decrease wariness of strangers?
- How do genetic and environmental factors work together to influence temperament? Cite several examples from research.
