Adolph et al.

Question 1

central question (topic of interest)

Answer 1

do infants show a developing fear of heights as they gain locomotive experience?

Question 2

argument

Answer 2

• no evidence from the visual cliff that infants are afraid oof heights
• The only evidence is that infants avoid the cliff, but avoidance doesn’t necessarily indicate fear

Question 3

evidence

Answer 3

-Researchers often discuss heart rate as an indicator of fear (infants placed on the cliff show increased heart rate), but those infants with racing hearts still cross the cliff

Question 4

analysis

Answer 4

If increased heart rate was an indicator of fear, the infants with racing hearts would not have crossed the cliff (they would have been afraid and avoided crossing)

Question 5

evaluation

Answer 5

Perhaps racing heart is an indicator of “interest” not fear per se