In Antell and Keating's (1983) Study, Which Presented Infants with Displays

question 3

Multiple Choice

In Antell and Keating's (1983) study, which presented infants with displays testing their abilities to discriminate between changes in dot numbers, it appeared that:

• A)Infants have no understanding of numbers but solve the task by perceptual features
• B)Infants have an understanding of numbers and did not rely on perceptual features
• C)Infants dishabituated to the change in numbers in the larger number groups
• D)Infants dishabituated to the change in number in both small and large number groups
• E)After habituating to perceptual features, infants were able to count numbers

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Definitions:

Participant

An individual who takes part in a study or experiment, providing data for researchers to analyze.

Equal Chance

The principle that each participant or subject in a study has an equal probability of being chosen for any given condition or treatment.

Confounding Variable

is an external factor in a research study that may affect the outcome of the experiment, leading to inaccurate conclusions if not controlled.

Intelligence

The ability to acquire, understand, and use knowledge, as well as to engage in abstract thinking and problem-solving.