Information-Processing Research Indicates That by 3 Months,infants Can Remember Events

question 24

Multiple Choice

Information-processing research indicates that by 3 months,infants can remember events for as long as 3 months and categorize stimuli.These findings challenge Piaget's assumption that

• A)the emergence of language brings about representational ability.
• B)infants are unable to distinguish fantasy from reality.
• C)transitive inference emerges during the preschool years.
• D)infants are unable to mentally represent experiences.

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