To See If Infants Can Assemble a Pattern from Individual

question 146

Multiple Choice

To see if infants can assemble a pattern from individual elements, 3-month-olds were shown a square. After six presentations of the square, the infants were shown diagrams of partially cut-out circles arranged in various patterns. In Pattern A, the circles were arranged in the shape of a square, but in Patterns B-D, the arrangements did not resemble a square. What did the researchers find?

• A)Infants looked longer at Patterns B-D indicating that they recognized the square in Pattern A.
• B)Infants looked longer at Pattern A indicating that they did not recognize the square in Pattern A.
• C)Infants looked at all of the patterns equally indicating that they did not recognize the square in Pattern A.
• D)Infants did not look at any of the patterns indicating that they do not like to look at patterns.

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