The Orienting Reflex Is the Tendency for an Infant To

question 12

Multiple Choice

The orienting reflex is the tendency for an infant to:

• A) pay more attention to novel stimuli than to stimuli he or she is familiar with
• B) move toward any breastlike stimulus
• C) prefer subtle patterns to bold patterns
• D) look away less quickly when the stimulus is familiar

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