As Early as 3 Months, Infants Prefer and More Easily

question 8

Multiple Choice

As early as 3 months, infants prefer and more easily discriminate among

• A) male adults than boys.
• B) female faces than male faces.
• C) members of other races than members of their own race.
• D) unfamiliar faces than familiar faces.

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Definitions:

Peak Sensitivity

The highest level of responsiveness to a stimulus or range of stimuli by sensory systems.

Nanometers

A unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a meter, commonly used to measure wavelengths of light and the scale of atoms and molecules.

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina that are sensitive to low light levels and provide black-and-white vision.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.