Studies of Infants' Reactions to Physically Possible and Physically Impossible

question 57

Multiple Choice

Studies of infants' reactions to physically possible and physically impossible events indicated that infants __________.

• A) were equally surprised by both sorts of events, indicating that they had no idea that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time
• B) were more surprised by impossible events, indicating that they understood that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time
• C) were equally uninterested in both possible and impossible events, indicating that they saw the world as a place in which the basic relationships between objects could change from moment to moment
• D) showed more of an interest in the possible event, presumably because it was familiar

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