A Study Examining Infants' Response to a Pad Worn Under

question 41

Multiple Choice

A study examining infants' response to a pad worn under the arm by their own mother versus one that had been worn by another woman demonstrated that 2-week-old infants

• A)cannot distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman.
• B)can distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman but do not show a preference.
• C)prefer their own mother's scent to that of another woman.
• D)prefer the scent of another woman to that of their mother.

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