Deck 6: Perception

Question 1

At birth,infant vision,although blurry and not yet completely developed,is equipped ____________,which aids in forming attachments.

A)to see human faces from eight inches away
B)to distinguish the mother when she is far away
C)to alert the baby to bright lights and loud noises
D)None of these answers is correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Infants

A)can recognize the sound of their mother's voice.
B)as young as 20 weeks old can discriminate between the syllables "baw" and "gaw."
C)are responsive to high-pitched noises.
D)All of these answers is correct.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

By six months the average infant's vision is comparable to that of an adult's.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Constantly talking to a baby supports infant hearing and is helpful in communicating meaning.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a dynamic system?

A)ever-changing process
B)process that remains stable
C)a system that reduces neural pathways
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

If a child is rubbing his eyes frequently,than he with total certainty is suffering from sensory impairment.

Question 7

The slowest sense to develop is ____________.

A)hearing
B)touch
C)taste
D)vision

Question 8

Smell plays a role in attachment,as newborns are able to distinguish their mother from other women by the sense of smell.

Question 9

Tactile sensation is of great importance in aiding infants and toddlers to explore their world.Which of the following is not a tactile experience?

A)washing hands
B)a back rub
C)walking in bare feet
D)smelling an essential oil aroma

Question 10

If you want an infant to focus on a sound,that sound should ___________.

A)be monotone
B)have a beginning and end
C)be played as background music
D)All of these answers is correct.

Question 11

Children discriminate their own names from similar sounding words by age ____________.

A)1 month
B)4½ months
C)10 months
D)13 months

Question 12

Which of the following is an infant's main learning tool in the first months after birth?

A)the mouth
B)book exposure
C)music
D)both book exposure and music

Question 13

The stimulation of the sense organs is called ____________.

A)perception
B)sensation
C)perspiration
D)sense memory

Question 14

For infants and toddlers,learning is interrelated; growth in one area influences growth in another.

Question 15

It is important to understand that our perception of appropriate touch is influenced by our culture.

Question 16

The ability to take in sensory information and organize it is called ____________.

A)consumption
B)perception
C)neural pathway development
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

Sensory integration is critical to the development of ___________.

A)a dynamic system
B)sense organs
C)perception
D)dendrite shrinkage