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Social Science Clinic => Family Studies and Human Development => Topic started by: strangeaffliction on Jun 24, 2020
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Question 1
Discuss what is known about infant visual acuity and color perception.
Question 2
Fred and Wilma's 5-year-old son Frank has just been diagnosed as having attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Fred and Wilma believe that now that Frank is taking the drug Ritalin everything will be fine. What can you tell Fred and Wilma about other treatments for ADHD?
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Answer 1
A good answer will be similar to the following:
- Visual acuity:
* Newborns and one-month-olds see at 20 feet what normal adults see at 200 to 400 feet.
* Infant visual acuity is about the same as a normal adult's by one year of age.
- Color perception:
* Infants detect wavelength ? and therefore color - with specialized neurons called cones that are in the retina of the eye.
* Neural circuitry for perceiving color gradually begins to function in the first few months after birth.
* Newborns can perceive few colors, but by three months can see the full range of colors.
Answer 2
A good answer will be similar to the following:
Although Ritalin helps ADHD children calm down, it alone does not help their school performance. The use of medication should be combined with instructions that help children regulate their behavior and attention. For example, children should be taught to remind themselves to read instructions before starting assignments. Children also need to be reinforced for inhibiting impulsive behavior. Parents also need to be taught to encourage attention and goal-oriented behavior at home. If parents reinforce attention and compliance and effectively punish inattention, their children often show fewer symptoms of ADHD.
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