Researchers Who Use the Visual Preference Method of Testing Infants

question 27

Multiple Choice

Researchers who use the visual preference method of testing infants assume that

• A) when infants look at different stimuli for equal amounts of time, they cannot discriminate between the stimuli.
• B) infants look longer at stimuli that they find interesting.
• C) infants spend more time looking at stimuli to which they have habituated.
• D) infants look longer at stimuli that they cannot discriminate.

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Definitions:

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