Deck 6: Perception

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of the perception of hearing in infants?

A)Infants are unable to know when someone is singing to them.
B)Infants are unable to sense the direction sound comes from or its frequency.
C)Infants are able to hear certain sounds that distinguish one language from another.
D)Infants become more responsive to sounds that last more than several minutes.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The stimulation of the sense organs is called _____.

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

The ability of newborns to distinguish their mothers from other women by the sense of smell clearly indicates that smell plays a role in attachment.

Question 6

Identify a true statement about the perception of sight in infants.

A)Infants can discriminate among colors within a few weeks of birth.
B)Infants' fixed focus is about two inches away.
C)Infants are incapable of visual pursuit for several months after birth.
D)Infants are unable to distinguish light and dark areas at birth.

Question 7

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 barefoot
D)smelling an essential oil's aroma

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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 "gah."
C)are responsive to high-pitched noises.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

The slowest sense to develop is _____.

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

Question 11

In the context of the perception of sight,toddlers who become entertained observers

A)fail to distinguish between light and dark after overstimulation.
B)develop a wide range of physical abilities.
C)get socially involved with the world around them.
D)demand constant visual change and get bored quickly.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

Children can discriminate their own names from similar-sounding words by _____.

A)one month
B)four and half months
C)ten months
D)thirteen months

Question 15

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

Question 16

Infant vision at birth,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 a baby to bright lights and loud noises
D)None of the answers is correct.

Question 17

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

Question 18

Which of the following best describes a dynamic system?

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

Question 19

Sensory integration is critical to the development of _____.

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

Question 20

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 21

The two measures most frequently used to reflect an infant's awareness of a change in an event are the infant's level of activity and heart rate.

Question 22

After several months of birth,infants can discriminate among colors and prefer warm ones (red,orange,yellow)to cool ones (blue,green).