Researchers Have Discovered That Infants as Young as 1 Month

Multiple Choice

Researchers have discovered that infants as young as 1 month of age who explore an object through touch will subsequently prefer to gaze more at that object than at a mismatched object. According to the textbook, what is the problem with this report?

A) The researchers were mistaken; the babies were gazing at the background behind the object rather than at the object.
B) Infants as young as 1 month of age cannot perceive touch.
C) While some replicate these results, others do not.
D) All of the alternatives are problems.