Terry Is a Research Assistant in Professor Samuel's Laboratory

question 11

Multiple Choice

Terry is a research assistant in Professor Samuel's laboratory. He is running a study in which 10-month-old crawling infants are shown a fascinating colorful music box and a plain block being placed on separate tables. They are then allowed to crawl to one of the two tables to indicate their toy choice. Terry notices that infants randomly choose between the two tables. What could be the reason for the infants' failure to choose the more fascinating toy?

• A) From the infants' point of view it is impossible to see the two toys.
• B) The infants cannot ordinate their crawling direction well enough.
• C) The infants forget where to crawl.
• D) The tables discourage them from crawling to the toys.

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