Research has shown that 6-month-olds can distinguish whether a person whose face is covered is happy or angry, based on body movements alone. This accuracy is due to _____.
A) babies' experiences with television characters
B) emotional affordances
C) tertiary circular reactions
D) habituation

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Emotional affordances refer to the cues in the environment that communicate emotions or emotional states. Infants are able to distinguish emotional states even when the face is covered because the emotional affordances in a person's body movements can communicate their emotional state. The other options (A, C, and D) are not relevant to the ability of 6-month-olds to distinguish emotions based on body movements.

Research Has Shown That 6-Month-Olds Can Distinguish Whether a Person