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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #38318 Medium Bright objects

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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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Hence, when the baby sees light and responds by tightly shutting his eyes, then later by opening them to investigate, his sensation is what it is because through the eons of the past man has established a certain relation to light through experiencing it.
So our baby soon shows certain "instinctive" reactions. He reaches out to grasp. He sucks, he cries, he looks at light and bright objects in preference to dark, he is carrying out the history of his race, but is making it personal. He has evolved a new life, but all his ancestors make its foundation. The personal element, added to his heritage, has made him different from any and all of his forebears. But he can have no consciousness except as a bit from the vast inherited accumulation of the past of his ancestors, of the entire race, steps forth to meet a new environment.

Which of the following options describes the consciousness of a newly born baby?

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He is attracted to light and is fearful of dark. He takes time to adjust himself to the brightness of the light. He experiences the new world in amazement and slowly learns ways of the world. He shows instincts that can only be the accumulated wisdom of the human race.

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Option 2: "He takes time to adjust himself to the brightness of the light."

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the text's implication that the baby responds to light by shutting his eyes and later opening them to investigate. This indicates a process of adjustment to the brightness, aligning with the idea that the baby is learning to navigate his new environment.

Option 1: "He is attracted to light and is fearful of dark."

Explanation: This option suggests a fear of darkness, which is not supported by the text. The text mentions that the baby looks at light and bright objects in preference to dark, but it does not indicate any fear of darkness. Therefore, this option misrepresents the baby's reaction.

Option 3: "He experiences the new world in amazement and slowly learns ways of the world."

Explanation: While the text discusses the baby's reactions, it does not explicitly mention amazement or a slow learning process. The focus is more on instinctive reactions rather than a conscious experience of amazement, making this option an inaccurate representation of the text.

Option 4: "He shows instincts that can only be the accumulated wisdom of the human race."

Explanation: This option implies that the baby's instincts are solely derived from the accumulated wisdom of the human race. However, the text emphasizes that the baby is making these reactions personal and evolving a new life, indicating that while he is influenced by his heritage, he is also developing his own consciousness. Thus, this option oversimplifies the complexity of the baby's consciousness.

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