Additional Terms

Question 1

Depth Perception

Answer 1

determining the relative distance between objects, figures, or landmarks and the observer and changes in planes of surfaces

Question 2

Position in space

Answer 2

determining the spatial relationship of figures and objects to self or other forms and objects

Question 3

Topographical orientation

Answer 3

determining the location of objects and settings and the route to the location

Question 4

Stereognosis

Answer 4

identifying objects through proprioception, cognition, and the sense of touch

Question 5

Body Scheme

Answer 5

acquiring an internal awareness of the body and the relationship of body parts to each other

Question 6

Right-left discrimination

Answer 6

differentiating one side from the other

Question 7

Recognition

Answer 7

identifying familiar faces, objects, and other previously presented materials

Question 8

Categorization

Answer 8

identifying similarities of and differences among pieces of environmental information

Question 9

Generalization

Answer 9

applying previously learned concepts and behaviors to a variety of new situations; skills and performance in applying specific concepts to a variety of related solutions

Question 10

Concept formation

Answer 10

organizing a variety of information to form thoughts and ideas

Question 11

Sequencing

Answer 11

placing information, concepts, and actions in order

Question 12

Motor planning

Answer 12

ability to organize and execute movement patterns to accomplish a purposeful task

Question 13

Spatial operations

Answer 13

mentally manipulating the positions of objects in various relationships

Question 14

Learning

Answer 14

acquiring new concepts and behaviors

Question 15

Taste function

Answer 15

gustatory

Question 16

Smell function

Answer 16

olfactory

Question 17

Proprioceptive

Answer 17

interpreting stimuli originating in muscles, joints and other internal tissues that give information about the position of one body part in relation to another

Question 18

Kinesthesia

Answer 18

identifying the excursion and direction of joint movement

Question 19

Praxis

Answer 19

conceiving and planning a new motor act in response to an environmental demand

Question 20

Crossing the midline

Answer 20

moving limbs and eyes across the midsagittal plane of the body

Question 21

Laterality

Answer 21

using a preferred unilateral body part for activities requiring a high level of skill

Question 22

Motor control

Answer 22

using the body in functional and versatile movement patterns

Question 23

Oral-motor control

Answer 23

coordinating oro-pharyngeal musculature for controlled movements