What Did Research by Baillargeon Examining Infants' Attention to a Screen

question 117

Multiple Choice

What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?

• A) Infants cannot mentally represent objects that are out of their view.
• B) Infants know that hidden objects still exist, but they are unable to remember their size.
• C) Infants are able to reason about some characteristics of unseen objects.
• D) Infants reach differently for objects depending on their size.

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