What characterizes younger infants as compared to older infants with respect to attentiveness?
A. Young infants have more difficulty holding attention on an object, as opposed to older infants who do not have difficulty.
B. Young infants require a long time to habituate to stimuli and will look longer at stimuli than will older infants.
C. Young infants need little to no distraction in order to habituate to stimuli, whereas older infants can habituate when there are distractions.
D. Young infants are not capable of habituation, as opposed to older infants who habituate easily.
Answer: B
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