Dr Rochat Wants to Determine If 4-Month-Old Infants Have a Rudimentary

question 5

Multiple Choice

Dr Rochat wants to determine if 4-month-old infants have a rudimentary sense of self. He shows the infants a concurrent (live) video of their own legs moving and the video of another baby's legs (both dressed the same) . Videos are presented side-by-side. What kind of response would Dr Rochat obtain in this experiment if infants indeed have a sense of self?

• A) Infants gaze more at one of the videos than at the other.
• B) Infants start to move their legs more in response to the videos.
• C) Infants stop their own leg movements in response to the videos.
• D) Infants vocalize.

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