Question

Research by Baillargeon in which 4Ω-month-old infants were shown a screen that

apparently rotated through a box and a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of the
box demonstrated that infants:
A) looked longer at the screen when it rotated the full 180 degrees than when it stopped.
B) looked longer at the screen when it stopped than when it rotated the full 180 degrees.
C) looked at both events for the same length of time.
D) were unable to mentally represent the box when it was out of view

Answer 1

In Baillargeon's study, 4-month-old infants showed a longer gaze at a screen that rotated the full 180 degrees compared to when it stopped, suggesting they were able to mentally represent the box when it was out of view.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Baillargeon's study, 4-month-old infants were shown a screen that apparently rotated through a box and a screen that rotated up and stopped at the top of the box. The study demonstrated that the infants looked longer at the screen when it rotated the full 180 degrees than when it stopped. This suggests that the infants were able to mentally represent the box when it was out of view and expected the screen to continue rotating.