Two-Month-Old Timothy Was Presented with a Picture of a Rectangle

question 69

Multiple Choice

Two-month-old Timothy was presented with a picture of a rectangle until he showed habituation of attention.When the rectangle was rotated,the habituation continued.When the shape was changed to a square,however,Timothy showed recovery from habituation.These observations suggest that

• A) Timothy appears to perceive the individual sides of the objects.
• B) Timothy cannot discriminate between different objects.
• C) Timothy's reliance on kinetic cues has matured.
• D) Timothy appears to perceive the two objects as different from each other.

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