In the Gibson-Walk Experiment, Most of the Babies Who Were

question 18

Multiple Choice

In the Gibson-Walk experiment, most of the babies who were encouraged to crawl across the glass over the visual cliff would

• A) crawl across it without hesitation.
• B) not crawl across it.
• C) crawl across it if their mothers coaxed them.
• D) crawl across it, but showed a significant increase in heart rate indicating anxiety.

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Definitions:

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