Blind infants tend to show the same facial expressions as do sighted infants, but as blind infants grow older, their expressions become less animated. This indicates that facial expressions ____.?

a. ?are innate
b. ?are learned
c. ?may be innate but are maintained by operant shaping
d. ?are the result of imitation


ANSWER:
c

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