Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence of this claim?
A)Newborns reach for where a moving object will end up rather than where it started.
B)Infants understand that when an object goes out of sight, it still exists.
C)Newborns will reach for moving objects rather than stationary objects.
D)Newborns will not follow a moving object with their eyes.

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The fact that newborns reach for where a moving object will end up rather than where it started shows that they have an understanding of the concept of motion and that objects continue to move in a predictable way even when out of sight. This demonstrates their primitive knowledge of the laws of motion. Options B, C, and D are not related to the laws of motion but rather to object permanence, understanding of cause and effect, and visual tracking respectively.

Recent Research Has Shown That Infants Have a Primitive Understanding