Author Question: A staff member at a child care center says to you, The children at our center range in age from 6 ... (Read 217 times)

gonzo233 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

A staff member at a child care center says to you, The children at our center range in age from 6 weeks old to 5 years old. I often wonder when their visual perception abilities become fully developed. You can most accurately respond by saying:

a. They can see as well as you can within 24 hours after birth.
b. Their visual acuity improves dramatically within the first two months and is as good as that of an adult by about eight weeks of age.
c. Curiously, their eyesight is quite good at about six weeks but then temporarily deteriorates over the next few months as the brain undergoes reorganization.
d. Visual perception isn't truly adultlike until age 3 or 4, when the visual area of the cortex matures to an adultlike form.

Question 2

Which one of the following examples best illustrates involvement of a central executive in information processing?

a. Adam absentmindedly cracks his knuckles every minute or two.
b. Brigette thinks about how she can best prepare for a history test.
c. Claudia has trouble keeping her mind on her classwork.
d. David is frightened the first time he hears the loud noises at a fireworks display.