All of the following descriptions of newborn infants' sensory and perceptual abilities are correct except
a. they prefer looking at patterns with high contrast
b. they perceive the full range of colors that older children and adults perceive
c. their visual acuity is limited to about 20/400
d. their visual acuity is approximately 20/20 by the age of 8 months
B
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