In One Experiment with 4-Month-Old Infants, Babies Saw a Toy

question 27

Multiple Choice

In one experiment with 4-month-old infants, babies saw a toy placed behind a screen and then the screen tipped backwards. Some infants saw the screen stop when it hit the toy (as they would expect) , but other saw the screen tip all the way backwards as though the screen was going right through the toy. These infants

• A) appeared distressed by the event and cried because the toy wasn't there.
• B) turned away from the event and refused to look at the screen again.
• C) looked considerably longer at the event than infants who saw the screen tip backwards but the toy stopped the fall of the screen.
• D) tried to get out of their seats so they could explore the screen and the toy.

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