The text describes a study in which infants were shown pictures of several different horses. Then they were shown a picture of a different horse and a picture of a different animal, such as a giraffe. What were the results of this study?
a. The infants learned the word "horse" faster than they learned the word "giraffe."
b. The infants learned the word "giraffe" faster than they learned the word "horse."
c. The infants looked longer at the picture of the horse than the picture of the giraffe.
d. The infants looked longer at the picture of the giraffe than the picture of the horse.
d
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