How Do Researchers Know That Infants Can Tell the Difference

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Multiple Choice

How do researchers know that infants can tell the difference between a physically impossible and physically possible event?

• A)Infants will stare longer at the possible event than they do at the impossible event.
• B)Infants will stare longer at the impossible event than they do at the possible event.
• C)Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the possible event but not to the impossible event.
• D)Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the impossible event but not to the possible event.

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply by using the average of the initial and final quantities and prices.

Price Elasticity

A measure in economics indicating how the quantity demanded of a good or service changes in response to a change in its price.

Price Y

Represents the specific market value or cost of a good or service named or implied as "Y."

Perfectly Elastic

Describes a situation in which any small change in the price of a good leads to an infinite change in the quantity demanded or supplied, typically represented by a horizontal line on a graph.