Mervyn pulled out a red block from his pocket and showed it to his four-month-old daughter, Jennifer, a number of times. Jennifer looked at it less and less each time. Then Mervyn pulled out a blue block. If Jennifer showed recovery from habituation, we would expect that she
a. looked about the same length of time at the blue block as she looked at the red block the last time it was shown to her.
b. looked longer at the blue block than at the red block the last time it was shown to her.
c. smiled at the blue block more than at the red block because she recognized it as something new.
d. smiled at the blue block less than at the red block because she recognized it as something new.
B
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