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1
'Perception' refers to
A)the ability to take in and organize sensory experience.
B)an innate tendency to search for order.
C)the milestones of physical development.
D)Answers (a) and (b)
2
The basis of cognitive development comes from the interrelatedness between motor experience and sensory experience, so
A)growth in one area affects growth in another.
B)as infants become aware of their sensory experiences, they can discriminate between people and make attachments.
C)they also learn to move their bodies in specific ways to accommodate new sensory information.
D)All of the above
3
Infants first depend most on perceptions that are direct and physical, so which of the following is correct?
A)An infant's mouth is a main learning tool in the first months of life.
B)Learning has to wait until infants can perceive with the senses that do not require physical contact.
C)Nothing should be allowed to go in an infants' mouth except food and drink.
D)None of the above
4
Newborns can
A)hear at birth and even before.
B)sense the direction sound comes from.
C)respond to sound.
D)All of the above
5
Infants need to experience a variety of sounds,
A)so it should never be quiet when an infant is around.
B)but if there are too many sounds, an infant can be over-stimulated and have to spend energy tuning out and focusing.
C)but there's no way for caregivers to know what the right level of sound is for each child.
D)and recorded sounds are more effective for infants' perceptual development than the human voice is.
6
Taste is another sense that involves perceptual development. Which of the following is correct?
A)infants need a variety of tastes, so adding salt, spices and sugar are important for perceptual development.
B)an infant can taste the same range of flavors at birth as an adult.
C)infants enjoy the natural flavors of food and need no flavor enhancing additives such as salt and spices.
D)infants have no taste buds for the first six months of life.
7
Some babies are "touch-defensive" and need
A)to be touched more than other babies so they get used to it.
B)direct instruction in culturally appropriate touching rules.
C)special handling, like picking them up on a pillow so their discomfort is minimized.
D)All of the above
8
Caregivers support the development of tactile perception by
A)allowing mobile infants and toddlers to move and explore freely in a touchable, mouthable environment.
B)bringing some natural but safe substances into the environment so the babies explore more than just plastic objects.
C)giving babies and toddlers words for what they are feeling, like "soft", "fuzzy", "rough", "smooth", "warm".
D)All of the above
9
Visual pursuit occurs a few hours after birth and
A)shows that newborns can see because they follow an object with their eyes.
B)means the infant is already firmly attached to whatever his or her eyes follow.
C)is not related to visual perception.
D)None of the above
10
The development of visual perception is supported when
A)infants have constantly changing visual input, such as television.
B)infants are in a circus-like environment with lots of things always going on at once.
C)infants can respond to what they see and become active participants rather than entertained observers.
D)All of the above
11
At birth, most newborns can distinguish:
A)their mothers' voice.
B)their favorite solid food.
C)their mothers' smell.
D)Both A and C
12
In infants, neural pathways are intensified as they benefit from:
A)sensory encounters.
B)infant brain exercises.
C)perceptual systems.
D)constant auditory stimuli.
13
"Parentese" is the replacement word for:
A)parent-teacher conferences.
B)baby talk.
C)PTA.
D)easing separation anxiety.







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