What Infant-Perception Research Technique Involves Giving an Infant a Choice

question 86

Multiple Choice

What infant-perception research technique involves giving an infant a choice of what object to look at and then looking for a reliable preference for one stimulus over the other?

• A)habituation
• B)preferential looking
• C)aphasia
• D)object permanence

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