Regarding the Visual Capabilities of the Neonate, Which of the Following

question 697

Multiple Choice

Regarding the visual capabilities of the neonate, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Neonates can most clearly see objects about a foot away from them.
• B)Just hours after they are born, babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's face rather than a stranger's.
• C)When babies are only two to five days old, they will pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away.
• D)Three-day-old babies prefer looking at simple colored rectangles rather than more complex patterns, such as checkerboards.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

Psychic Secretions

Bodily reactions that occur in response to psychological stimuli, historically explored in the context of Pavlov's conditioning experiments.

Conditioned Responses

Learned reactions that occur in response to previously neutral stimuli, due to conditioning or association.