Describe the notion of intersensory redundancy. How might ...

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Describe the notion of intersensory redundancy. How might knowledge of this be useful to the parent of a new infant?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Adolescents from lower socioeconomic classes are more likely to become delinquent because
 
  a. there are more criminal models available to lower-class youth.
  b. they are overinvested in their school performance.
 c. they are less intelligent.
 d. they are better able to exhibit self-control.

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Answer to Question 1

Intersensory redundancy refers to the fact that infants' sensory systems are attuned to information presented simultaneously to different sensory modes. Infants are more likely to attend to information that is presented in multiple senses. When an infant sees and hears the mother clapping (visual and auditory information), he focuses on the information conveyed to both senses and pays less attention to information that is only available in one sense, such as the color of the mother's nail polish. This information is useful to parents because learning will occur faster when information is presented in multiple sensory modes.

Answer to Question 2

a