In an experiment conducted in France, babies whose mothers consumed anise-flavored foods during the pregnancy preferred anise over other flavors in a taste test, whereas babies of non-anise-consuming mothers showed no preference for anise. This finding supports the conclusion that __________.

A. infants develop a preference for certain flavors for the first time immediately after birth
B. the fetus can form a preference for certain food flavors from tasting the amniotic fluid
C. infants do not develop food preferences until after breastfeeding for several weeks
D. food preferences are innate to the human species


Answer: B

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