Which of the Following Is True of Newborns

question 249

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of newborns?

• A) Most of their physical senses operate very poorly at birth.
• B) They hear and understand very little of what is going on around them.
• C) They absorb and process information from the outside world almost as soon as, or even before, they enter it.
• D) They are passive creatures who eat, sleep, and remain relatively oblivious to their new world.

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Definitions:

Memory Trace

A term describing the physical or chemical changes that take place in the brain during the formation of a memory.

Anterograde Amnesia

An inability to form new memories following an event that caused the amnesia, even though recall of past events may be unaffected.

Retrieval Failure

The inability to recall information from the memory storage despite it being available and stored.

Capital of Spain

Madrid, which is the largest city of Spain and serves as its political, economic, and cultural center.