W3D2 Flashcards
What does the animation prove above cognition?
We think about other people’s minds naturally, easily.
What did they measure in the face perception test with the paddle?
They measure how far the baby would turn to face the paddle.
What were the three stimuli used in the paddle face perception experiment?
They used three paddles. One with a face, one that had a scrambled face, and the other was blank.
What were the results of the paddle face perception experiment?
They the degree of rotation was the most for the face, followed by the scrambled face, then the blank one.
What inference did they make about the results of the experiment with the upside-down face?
What’s “built-in” when it comes to face perception is a tendency to look at top-heavy patterns.
What did they measure in the upside-down face experiment?
Total fixation time.
In the biological motion vs random motion test, what experimental method did they use (habituation and preferential looking)?
Habituation
In the biological motion vs random motion tests, what did they measure? (In both tests)
% Looking time novel stimulus.
% looking time upright biological motion
What variables did they manipulate in the animate blob experiment?
1) Whether the blob had a face
2) Whether the blob beeps in a what that is responsive (contingent to the infant).
What did they measure in the animate blob test?
Whether the infants follow the blob’s gaze.
At what age did infants follow the blob’s gaze?
12 months.
In the animate blob test, if the blob had no face and no contingent behavior, would the infant follow its gaze?
No.
What was the research question in the inanimate objects test, with the jumping bean bag?
Do infants infer that a person was behind-the-scenes, causing it to move?
In the inanimate jumping bean bag test, would babies look at a different or the same side for longer?
Same
In the animate beanbag test, if the beanbag was replaced by a puppet, would infants spent more time looking at the same or different side?
Different.
What was the significance of the bear and ball test?
It showed by 5 months, infants understand goals.
In the bear and ball test, what did infants look at more? The hand reaching for the new location or the new object?
New object.
In the bear and ball test, what did infants look at more? The stick reaching for the new location or the new object?
New location.
At what points do infants represent a human actor’s reach as directed to a particular goal object?
At 5 & 8 months.
If you train 3 month old infants with sticky mittens, will they be looking at the new location or the new object for longer?
New object.
By 1 year, infants know a lot about goals. They expect agents to act ____________
Rationally.
In the test where the ball jumped over a block, which action surprised infants the most when the block was taken away? The old or the new one?
Old.
What was the significance of the light test?
It showed that infants assume people act rationally.
If the hands are occupied, babies will __________ to turn on the light.
Use hands
If the hands are free, babies will _______________ to turn on the light.
Use head.
At what age do infants spontaneously help?
18 months.
Did the young chlldren spontaneously help because they were rewarded or because they looked like them?
Neither.
