In several studies, securely attached 12- to 16-month-olds looked longer at a video of an unresponsive caregiver than a video of a responsive caregiver. The researchers concluded that the toddlers expected the caregivers to be ________ and looked longer at the video that ________ with this expectation.

A. responsive; was inconsistent with
B. unresponsive; was inconsistent with
C. responsive; was consistent with
D. unresponsive; was consistent with


Answer: A

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