Simone delivers a baby boy in a hospital and comes back home after two days. After reaching home, she shows her newborn pictures of his grandparents from the family album. She also shows him pictures of different toys that she received as gifts during the baby shower. He looks at the pictures of his grandparents a little longer than the pictures of gifts. This scenario best illustrates ________.
A. circular reactions
B. visual preference
C. object permanence
D. visible imitation
Answer: B
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