How Do Researchers Know That Infants Can Tell the Difference

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Multiple Choice

How do researchers know that infants can tell the difference between a physically impossible and physically possible event?

• A)Infants will stare longer at the possible event than they do at the impossible event.
• B)Infants will stare longer at the impossible event than they do at the possible event.
• C)Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the possible event but not to the impossible event.
• D)Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the impossible event but not to the possible event.

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Definitions:

Stereotyping

The act of assigning a fixed set of characteristics to a group of people based on their race, gender, social class, etc., often leading to oversimplified and inaccurate perceptions.

Field Research

Descriptive or experimental research conducted in a natural setting outside the laboratory.

Artificial Situations

Scenarios or environments that are created or manipulated by researchers to study behavior in a controlled setting.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.