What Technique in Studying Infant Perception Involves Looking for a Reliable

question 53

Multiple Choice

What technique in studying infant perception involves looking for a reliable preference for one stimulus over another?

• A) habituation
• B) preferential looking
• C) object permanence
• D) non-differential perception

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