To Test Size Constancy, Infants Were Shown an Unfamiliar Teddy

question 55

Multiple Choice

To test size constancy, infants were shown an unfamiliar teddy bear. Then the bear was paired with a larger replica of the bear. How did infants react to the bears?

• A)At 5 months, infants treated both bears similarly, indicating that they did NOT have size constancy.
• B)At 5 months, infants treated both bears similarly, indicating that they did have size constancy.
• C)At 5 months, infants responded more to the larger, novel bear, indicating that they did have size constancy.
• D)At 5 months, infants responded more to the smaller bear that they had seen previously, indicating that they did NOT have size constancy.

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