Axel is a psychologist studying language development in human infants. He provides babies with a series of letters at six weeks old and again on their first birthday and measures how long they look at each letter as an indicator of their interest in the stimulus. What is he likely to find if he compares the babies' interest in the letters at the two time points?
A. Babies will look at consonants for longer at one year old compared to at six weeks old.
B. Babies will look at vowels for longer at one year old compared to at six weeks old.
C. Babies will look at the letters for the same amount of time at each assessment.
D. How long the babies look at each letter is dependent upon their cultural background.
Answer: A
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