Question 1

Which of the following is not a visual-receptive function?
A) Visual-fixation
B) Figure-ground
C) Binocular fusion
D) Accommodation

Accepted Answer

Figure-ground is a visual-cognitive function, not a visual-receptive function.

Question 2

Which of the following diagnoses has a high percentage of children with visual perceptional problems?
A) Cerebral palsy
B) Retinopathy of prematurity
C) Learning disabilities
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

All of the options listed, including cerebral palsy, retinopathy of prematurity, and learning disabilities, have a high incidence of visual perceptual problems among affected children.

Question 3

Which activity would be most helpful to improve visual attention skills for a 6-year-old?
A) Where's Waldo?
B) Repeating math facts
C) Reciting the alphabet
D) Playing chess

Accepted Answer

Where's Waldo requires the child to scan and focus on a specific image, improving their visual attention skills. The other activities may help with other skills, but not specifically with visual attention.

Question 4

Which term is not considered part of visual discrimination? A) Recognition B) Categorization C) Matching D) Accommodation

Accepted Answer

Visual discrimination refers to the ability to identify and distinguish objects and images based on their visual characteristics. Recognition, categorization, and matching are all aspects of visual discrimination. Accommodation, on the other hand, refers to the ability of the eye to adjust its focus in response to changes in distance. While it is an important aspect of visual function, it is not directly related to visual discrimination.

Question 5

Robert has trouble finding his way back to his seat in the classroom after going to the lunch room, despite doing this every day. Which spatial perception concept does this illustrate?
A) Topographic orientation
B) Position in space
C) Depth perception
D) Visual imagery

Accepted Answer

This illustrates topographic orientation, which refers to the ability to navigate within one's environment and maintain a mental map of its layout. Robert is having difficulty finding his way back to his seat, indicating a lack of topographic orientation. The other options (position in space, depth perception, visual imagery) are not as applicable to this scenario.

Question 6

Jill is a 4-year-old girl who has difficulty finding things hidden among other things. Which statement reflects how an occupational therapist would interpret this finding?
A) Figure-ground perception does not stabilize until 6 to 7 years; Jill is still young.
B) Jill's poor figure-ground perception is problematic; she should have mastered this at 4 years of age.
C) Perception of spatial relationships improves until about 10 years; Jill has no deficit.
D) Jill's poor perception of spatial relationships is problematic; she should have mastered this at 4 years.

Accepted Answer

Figure-ground perception, which is the ability to distinguish objects from their background, does not fully stabilize until children are around 6 to 7 years old. Therefore, Jill's difficulty is within the normal range for her age.

Question 7

Scott is able to find his favorite T-shirt among all his other clothes on his bedroom floor. Which visual-perceptual concept does this example illustrate?
A) Form constancy
B) Visual closure
C) Figure-ground
D) Position in space

Accepted Answer

Figure-ground perception allows Scott to distinguish his T-shirt (the figure) from the background of other clothes on his bedroom floor. This concept involves the ability to focus on a specific piece of information in a busy background.

Question 8

Requesting that the teacher provide Sam's homework on larger print is what type of intervention strategy to help a child with poor visual perception?
A) Developmental
B) Neurophysiological
C) Learning theory
D) Compensatory

Accepted Answer

Compensatory strategies involve making accommodations or modifications to the environment or materials to help the individual overcome their challenges. In this case, providing a larger print is a compensatory intervention that will support Sam's poor visual perception. Developmental interventions focus on promoting growth and development, neurophysiological interventions address underlying physiological factors, and learning theory interventions aim to modify behavior through teaching and reinforcement.

Question 9

The first-grade teacher wants to help all the children read and asks the occupational therapy practitioner for suggestions. Which suggestion is least helpful for helping children in her class? A) Provide letter cubes for making words B) Use colorful, high-interest pictures C) Encourage the children to act out the words D) Read to the children in a low voice, slowly

Accepted Answer

Although reading to the children in a low voice and slowly can be beneficial, it is not a strategy that actively involves the children in the reading process.

Answer: A, B, C
 All three of these suggestions actively involve the children in the reading process and provide multisensory approaches to learning. Letter cubes allow for tactile exploration and manipulation of sounds and letters. Colorful, high-interest pictures can help engage children and provide visual cues for understanding the text. Acting out the words can provide kinesthetic and proprioceptive feedback to reinforce learning.

Question 10

What methods could be helpful for a child showing problems with spacing in handwriting?
A) Using the pencil or finger to guide amount of space between words
B) Lined paper
C) Graph paper and leaving one box space between words and sentences
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Using a combination of methods such as guiding with the pencil or finger, lined paper, and graph paper with one box space between words and sentences can all be helpful for a child who is struggling with spacing in their handwriting. Using multiple approaches can provide a variety of visual and tactile cues for the child to develop appropriate spacing.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a compensatory approach?
A) Perceptual training
B) Providing visual stimuli to direct attention
C) Vision training
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Providing visual stimuli to direct attention is an example of a compensatory approach, where a person is given external aids or strategies to help them compensate for their visual impairment. Perceptual training and vision training are examples of rehabilitation approaches, where the goal is to improve or restore the visual function.

Question 12

What type of approach is the therapist using to improve visual-perceptual skills by promoting organization of movement, reinforcing sensory feedback around a goal, and promoting postural stability for oculomotor efficiency?
A) Developmental
B) Neurophysiological
C) Learning theory
D) Compensatory

Accepted Answer

The therapist is using a neurophysiological approach which focuses on how the nervous system controls and coordinates movement. The therapist is promoting organization of movement, which refers to the patterns of muscle activation needed to perform a task. Reinforcing sensory feedback around a goal involves using sensory input to guide movement towards a specific target or goal. Promoting postural stability for oculomotor efficiency involves improving the ability to maintain a stable body position while performing eye movements, which is essential for visual perception. All of these strategies are based on neurological principles and are aimed at improving neural pathways involved in visual-perceptual skills.

Question 13

Approximately how much of a school-age child's day is spent on near-point (i.e., reading and writing) visual tasks?
A) 50%
B) 90%
C) 70%
D) 25%

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Tony, who is 5 years old, has difficulty matching pictures to words, although he is very good at identifying many fishing items he uses every day. He cannot identify the letters of the alphabet or recall pictures observed moments before. What type of deficit is this called?
A) Visual discrimination
B) Visual memory
C) Spatial vision
D) Visual attention

Accepted Answer

Tony's difficulty matching pictures to words and inability to recall pictures observed moments before suggest a deficit in visual memory. His ability to identify fishing items suggests intact visual discrimination and spatial vision. The information provided does not indicate a deficit in visual attention.

Question 15

What type of memory is needed to recognize the letters of words to be written?
A) Motor memory
B) Visual memory
C) Selective attention
D) Kinesthetic memory

Accepted Answer

Visual memory is the type of memory that allows us to recognize the letters of words to be written. It involves the ability to process and store visual information, and to use that information to identify and recognize patterns, shapes, and other visual features.

Quiz 12: Visual Perception

Which of the following is not a visual-receptive function?

Which of the following diagnoses has a high percentage of children with visual perceptional problems?

Which activity would be most helpful to improve visual attention skills for a 6-year-old?

Which term is not considered part of visual discrimination?

Robert has trouble finding his way back to his seat in the classroom after going to the lunch room, despite doing this every day. Which spatial perception concept does this illustrate?

Jill is a 4-year-old girl who has difficulty finding things hidden among other things. Which statement reflects how an occupational therapist would interpret this finding?

Scott is able to find his favorite T-shirt among all his other clothes on his bedroom floor. Which visual-perceptual concept does this example illustrate?

Requesting that the teacher provide Sam's homework on larger print is what type of intervention strategy to help a child with poor visual perception?

The first-grade teacher wants to help all the children read and asks the occupational therapy practitioner for suggestions. Which suggestion is least helpful for helping children in her class?

What methods could be helpful for a child showing problems with spacing in handwriting?

Which of the following is an example of a compensatory approach?

What type of approach is the therapist using to improve visual-perceptual skills by promoting organization of movement, reinforcing sensory feedback around a goal, and promoting postural stability for oculomotor efficiency?

Approximately how much of a school-age child's day is spent on near-point (i.e., reading and writing) visual tasks?

Tony, who is 5 years old, has difficulty matching pictures to words, although he is very good at identifying many fishing items he uses every day. He cannot identify the letters of the alphabet or recall pictures observed moments before. What type of deficit is this called?

What type of memory is needed to recognize the letters of words to be written?