Which of the Statements Below Is False About Starkey and Cooper's

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the statements below is false about Starkey and Cooper's (1980) study?

• A)Infants who were just 2 to 3 months old can compare numbers
• B)A habituation paradigm was used
• C)The visual aspect and numerical aspect were controlled in the experiment
• D)Infants were sensitive to a change in the fine numerical display from 3 to 2 or 2 to 3
• E)The participants were less than 12 months of age

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