How Do Researchers Know That Infants Can Integrate Touch and Vision

question 83

Multiple Choice

How do researchers know that infants can integrate touch and vision early in life?

• A) After infants are allowed to suck on either a smooth or a bumpy pacifier, they prefer to look at the one they had previously sucked on.
• B) Infants like to touch soft items when compared to hard items.
• C) Infants reach for a toy and try to put the toy in their mouth.
• D) After infants see an object, they will show a preference for that object in pictures.

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Definitions:

Iris

The colored part of the eye surrounding the pupil, responsible for controlling the amount of light entering the eye.

Anatomical Structures

The various organs and parts of organisms, including humans, organized in a specific manner for biological functions.

Sight

The sense through which living beings perceive light and visually interpret surroundings, primarily using the eyes.

Protective Covering

A material or structure that serves to shield or guard something from exposure, damage, or harmful elements.