Regarding Infant Sensory Abilities, Which of the Following Statements Is

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Multiple Choice

Regarding infant sensory abilities, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Infants develop the ability to detect their mother's odor after three months of age.
• B)Newborns can discriminate among different tastes and show a preference for sweetness.
• C)Newborns can recognize a scrambled picture of their mother's face just as well as a properly arranged picture.
• D)By about 4 to 6 months of age, infants show a preference for faces reflecting their own racial characteristics.
• E)By about 2 months of age, infants have developed basic color vision.

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