19 Questions
What method is used to measure fetal visual perception in research?
Eye tracking
At what gestational age can premature infants track a laterally moving target?
31 weeks
What is the approximate acuity of newborn visual perception compared to adults?
30 times worse than adults
What is the focal length of newborn visual perception fixed at?
21cm
At what age do newborns develop stereoscopic depth perception?
4 months
What is revealed by ultrasound studies regarding fetal visual perception?
Eye movements start at 18 weeks
Which method involves presenting two stimuli simultaneously to measure infant preferences?
Preference method
What is a limitation of newborn visual perception?
Stereoscopic depth perception at birth
At what age do neural pathways from each eye project to the same site in V1 before being fully developed?
4
What is the main period during which visual acuity improves after birth?
8 months
According to Maurer, Lewis, Brent & Levin, to what extent is acuity a maturational process?
It is completely maturational
According to Fants 1961, at what age do infants start to show a preference for faces?
4 days old
Based on Maurer & Barrera 1981, at what age do infants prefer 'real' faces over other stimuli?
2 months
According to Reid et al 2017, at what gestational age does the foetus preferentially turn towards face-like stimuli?
29 weeks
At what age can newborns recognize their mother's face from an unfamiliar female face, as per Pascalis et al 1995?
3 days old
According to Slater et al 2000, are newborns sensitive to internal facial features?
Yes, they are sensitive
According to Gibson & Walk 1960, at what age can most infants perceive depth?
6 months
What frequencies are newborns most responsive to, according to studies of newborn auditory perception?
Low frequency sounds
According to DeCasper & Fifer 1980, what type of voice do newborns prefer to listen to?
Mother's voice
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