Orientation and Mobility Study Set Questions with
Correct Answers
What order does body image develop in?
Awareness of self, then of others
What are the body planes? (3)
Front, back, sides
What is another word for eye gaze and what is it used for?
Joint visual attention; sighted infants use this skill to get items of interest
By 4 months infants engage in hand watching and notice what?
Hands are tools
What are some skills blind kids do not incidentally learn through imitation?
Rolling a ball back to playmate, pedaling a trike, putting shapes on a puzzle board
Blindisms
Movements that give blind children sensory input, such as body rocking, eye rubbing,
and head shaking
How does the visual system help a sighted child learn?
They use imitation and incidental learning and integrate other senses to get what they
want
What are the 6 types of information the tactile system detects?
Deep touch, light touch (textures), vibration, pain, temperature, 2-point touch
Proprioception
Awareness of static body position and relationship of body parts to one another
Haptic awareness
Ability to determine properties of something by feeling it (eg., phone buzz)
Vestibular awareness
Awareness and use of motion
How does skipping a milestone affect a blind child?
It can result in weakened muscle tone, impaired balance, less flexibility
What sensorimotor skills are important to work on with young people with visual
impairments?
Posture, balance, gait
What sensorimotor skill is most important to work on with elderly people with
visual impairments?
Staying active to maintain muscle tone
Concept
Correct Answers
What order does body image develop in?
Awareness of self, then of others
What are the body planes? (3)
Front, back, sides
What is another word for eye gaze and what is it used for?
Joint visual attention; sighted infants use this skill to get items of interest
By 4 months infants engage in hand watching and notice what?
Hands are tools
What are some skills blind kids do not incidentally learn through imitation?
Rolling a ball back to playmate, pedaling a trike, putting shapes on a puzzle board
Blindisms
Movements that give blind children sensory input, such as body rocking, eye rubbing,
and head shaking
How does the visual system help a sighted child learn?
They use imitation and incidental learning and integrate other senses to get what they
want
What are the 6 types of information the tactile system detects?
Deep touch, light touch (textures), vibration, pain, temperature, 2-point touch
Proprioception
Awareness of static body position and relationship of body parts to one another
Haptic awareness
Ability to determine properties of something by feeling it (eg., phone buzz)
Vestibular awareness
Awareness and use of motion
How does skipping a milestone affect a blind child?
It can result in weakened muscle tone, impaired balance, less flexibility
What sensorimotor skills are important to work on with young people with visual
impairments?
Posture, balance, gait
What sensorimotor skill is most important to work on with elderly people with
visual impairments?
Staying active to maintain muscle tone
Concept
