An Experiment Was Described in the Text in Which English

Multiple Choice

An experiment was described in the text in which English and Korean babies and adults learned to distinguish between a "loose-fitting" and a "tight-fitting" cylinder and between cylinders that were placed "inside" or "on top of" each other. The results of this study were that:

A) adults learned both distinctions much faster than babies learned them
B) babies learned both distinctions much faster than adults learned them
C) English-speaking adults learned the unfamiliar "loose-fitting" versus "tight-fitting" distinction more easily than babies
D) babies from both cultures learned the "loose-fitting" versus "tight-fitting" distinction more easily than English-speaking adults who were unfamiliar with this distinction