Oliver, a 4-month-old infant, is shown pictures of flowers repeatedly as a part of a research study. The researcher then showed him a picture of a cow. Oliver looked longer at the picture of the cow than he did to the last flower picture. What can the researcher conclude?
A. Oliver assimilated to the picture of the cow.
B. Oliver can categorize objects into a common class.
C. Oliver prefers pictures of cows over pictures of flowers.
D. Oliver has seen a picture of a cow before.
Answer: B
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