Becca, a 3-month-old, is placed in a looking chamber and shown two different pictures at the same time.The researcher carefully records how long Becca looks at each picture.In this example, which method is the researcher using?

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The researcher is using the preference method, which involves observing which of two stimuli a subject (in this case, Becca) looks at longer, indicating a preference for that stimulus over the other.

Becca, a 3-Month-Old, Is Placed in a Looking Chamber and Shown