Newborn children:

Correct answer: B. can follow a moving object with their eyes

  • A. have limited sense abilities at birth and cannot feel pain at all
  • B. can follow a moving object with their eyes
  • C. cannot learn and must depend on the adaptive reflexes in order to survive
  • D. have extremely poor hearing

Explanation

Newborns can track a slowly moving object with their eyes, although their visual abilities are still immature. They can also feel pain, hear reasonably well, and begin learning from experience.

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