The researcher Robert Fantz discovered that

a) newborn infants prefer to look at simple stimuli rather than complex stimuli.
b) when given a choice of visual stimuli, newborn infants do not show a preference.
c) newborn infants prefer to look at complex stimuli rather than simple stimuli.
d) newborn infants are too young to concentrate on visual stimuli; therefore, it is impossible to measure their preference.


c

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