How Do Researchers Collect Information About Infant Perception Using the Preference

question 4

Multiple Choice

How do researchers collect information about infant perception using the preference method?

• A)They observe which toy an infant plays with the most from a large group of toys.
• B)They ask parents which of several toys they think their infant would like best.
• C)They allow infants to choose which of two or three toys they want to play with.
• D)They simultaneously present two or more stimuli and then observe which stimulus the infant attends to more.

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Definitions:

Utilitarians

Philosophers or adherents of the ethical theory called utilitarianism, which holds that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, typically defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number.

Inherently Moral

Pertaining to actions, objects, or decisions considered to possess moral qualities by their very nature.

Early Consequentialist

Refers to philosophical thinkers or theories in the history of ethics that judge the rightness or wrongness of an action by its consequences or outcomes, predating modern consequentialism like utilitarianism.

Jeremy Bentham

A British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.