Which of the following statements is true of perceptual narrowing?
A. It is a concept where infants are more likely to distinguish between faces to which they have been exposed than faces that they have never seen before.
B. It refers to decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.
C. It is a concept that involves the recovery of a habituated response after a change in stimulation.
D. It refers to the ability to relate and integrate information from two or more sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing.
Answer: A
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