Sensory development of infant means that

• A. All senses function at birth and help infants learn about their environment.
• B. Vision is the only sense that matters at birth.
• C. Senses are not important to learning.
• D. Hearing is the only sense that matters at birth.

Answer: (A)

Infant sensory development means that multiple senses are functional from birth and work together to help babies learn about their environment. From birth, babies can hear and respond to sound, which helps them recognize voices and rhythms. They can smell and taste, aiding feeding and comfort, and touch is essential for bonding and exploring textures. Vision is present but still immature at first, gradually improving over the first months. This combination of senses provides the rich input infants use to understand and interact with the world around them. Saying that only one sense matters or that senses aren’t important doesn’t fit how early learning actually happens.