Which of the Following Statements About the Conceptual Abilities of Children

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the conceptual abilities of children with visual impairment is true?

• A)The performance of infants with visual problems is the same as that of their peers with sight on conceptual tasks.
• B)Adults need to directly encourage infants and toddlers with vision problems to explore their environment as they are less likely than their sighted peers to do so on their own.
• C)Touch is just as efficient as sight for arriving at conceptualizations of objects.
• D)Infants with vision problems pick up information incidentally in the same way as their peers with sight.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Lateralization

The process in which certain cognitive functions are located more in one hemisphere of the brain than in the other.

Population

The total number of inhabitants of a particular town, area, country, or species, often analyzed in demographic studies.