Newborns show an innate preference for looking at faces. This preference ____.?
a. ?is uniquely human and has never been observed in primates or lower animals
b. ?lacks an adaptive advantage and, in the modern world, may have no use at all
c. ?quickly recedes after the first month and disappears by three months
d. ?provides advantages relative to the importance of social relationships
ANSWER:
d
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