Researchers Have Found That Infants May Have an Innate Ability

question 27

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found that infants may have an innate ability to respond to faces.These researchers suggest that an interest in human faces may have developed because it helps newborns focus on their only source of food and care.These researchers are most likely following a(n) ____ approach.

• A) behavioral
• B) evolutionary
• C) cognitive
• D) biological

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Definitions:

CR

Conditioned Response; a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

UR

A term that might refer to an Unconditioned Response in psychology, which is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus.

US

Refers to the United States, a country located primarily between Canada and Mexico, composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

CS

Acronym for Conditioned Stimulus, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.