Dr Tay Is Interested in Examining at What Age Infants

question 23

Multiple Choice

Dr. Tay is interested in examining at what age infants' visual acuity improves. She shows infants of various ages two photos of the same object, a flower. In one of the photos, the picture is slightly blurred. In the other photo, the picture is sharp. Based on the concept of preferential looking, if infants can see the difference between the two photos, they will likely

• A) look equally long at both the blurry and the clear photo.
• B) look longer at the blurred photo compared to the clear photo.
• C) look longer at the clear photo compared to the blurred one.
• D) choose to not look at either photo.
• E) None of the above-the infants' looking behavior cannot be determined from this study.

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Definitions:

Excessive Anxiety

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Panic Attack

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