Studies of Looking Behavior Designed to Explore the Perceptual Capacities

question 31

Multiple Choice

Studies of looking behavior designed to explore the perceptual capacities of infants are most informative when infants

• A) look at two different stimuli for about equivalent amounts of time.
• B) are over six months of age because it is difficult to determine where younger infants are looking.
• C) are presented with objects about three feet away,since their visual acuity is best at that distance.
• D) show a preference for attending to one stimulus more than another stimulus.

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