What Can a Newborn Infant (Less Than 3 Days Old)

question 158

Multiple Choice

What can a newborn infant (less than 3 days old) learn to do, if anything?

• A) press a button to turn the lights on or off
• B) clap its hands every time it hears a familiar sound
• C) suck on a nipple that turns on a recording of its mother's voice
• D) Infants younger than 3 days old show no evidence of learning.

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