Regarding Infants' Sensory Development, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 191

Multiple Choice

Regarding infants' sensory development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Newborns can discriminate between tones of different pitch and loudness.
• B) Newborns show a preference for their mother's voice over that of a stranger.
• C) Newborns' vision approximates the 20/20 vision of adults.
• D) Newborns can discriminate brightness and color.

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