Which of the Following Supports the Idea That Infants Can

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following supports the idea that infants can use memory?

• A) 6-month-old infants will remember to kick a mobile that an adult showed them how to kick 2 weeks earlier
• B) 6-month-old infants will not remember to kick a mobile that an adult showed them how to kick 2 weeks earlier
• C) 18-month-olds but not 6-month-olds remember to kick a mobile that an adult showed them how to kick 2 weeks earlier
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Learning Orientation

An individual's predisposition towards viewing situations as opportunities for gaining new knowledge and skills, rather than as tasks to be completed.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first better than information that is presented later.

Stereotyping

is the act of categorizing individuals into groups and making assumptions about them based on generalizations.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors.