Researcher Barnes Is Interested in Infants' Ability to Retrieve a Hidden

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Multiple Choice

Researcher Barnes is interested in infants' ability to retrieve a hidden toy after relocating to the opposite side of the hiding place. The first group of infants is carried to the opposite side, and the second group is encouraged to crawl to the opposite side. Which result would be expected?

• A) Infants who are carried to the opposite side and those who crawl there will both do very well on the task.
• B) Infants who are carried to the opposite side will be more successful than will those who crawl there.
• C) Infants who crawl to the opposite side will be more successful than will those who are carried there.
• D) Most infants will fail at this task, regardless of whether they are carried to the opposite side or crawl there themselves.

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