Final answer:
Newborns are not farsighted in the clinical sense; their eyes are undergoing normal development, characterized by an ability to see objects at close range, sufficient for recognizing a mother's face. Their vision system is immature, affecting their color and depth perception, and not typically indicative of farsightedness or nearsightedness. Option B. False is the correct answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question regarding whether a newborn is farsighted can be answered based on an understanding of the development of vision in infants. A newborn's vision is indeed not fully developed; their retinas and the vision processing areas of the brain are still immature. At birth, most newborns can only focus on objects within a short distance, typically around 46 cm, which is just enough for them to see a mother's face during feeding. This initial proximity focus is crucial for bonding and feeding processes.
A newborn's lack of mature vision means they have limited perception of color and depth, with a clearer preference for high-contrast patterns and human faces. As for farsightedness, which refers to difficulty focusing on close objects while distant objects are seen more clearly, it is not accurate to say that a newborn is 'farsighted' in the clinical sense because their vision development is neither fully farsighted nor nearsighted. Instead, their visual system is simply immature and undergoing normal development. Farsightedness in clinical terms is when the focal point of images is behind the retina, which is not typically descriptive of an infant's vision.