Infant Development Study Guide

_______develops before birth At birth, babies can tell general direction sound is coming from

• smelling

• hearing

• seeing

• taste

_______ are abilities that depend on use and control of muscles

• vocal skills

• multipurpose skills

• motor skills

• hand skills

An newborn's vision is blurry at first, within a week can focus on object _______ inches away

• 7-10

• 3-8

• 1-4

• 5-15

Infants prefer what color?

• yellow

• blue

• green

• red

Infants prefer patterns with high contrast and faces. Which picture would they prefer best?

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• 
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• all of these

the ability to judge if objects are nearer or farther away than other objects, is not present at birth.

• object permanance

• depth perception

• motor skills

• locomotion

Infants show preference for ________ taste

• salty

• savory

• sour

• sweet

Avg newborn = _____ inches

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

Babies develop hand-eye coordination: Move hands and fingers in relation to what is seen. It is essential for what activities?

• Eating

• Catching a ball

• Coloring

• Tying shoes

• all of these

Infants learn about the world the most by using their

• nose

• mouth

• hands

• toes