Peter Hepper asked a group of pregnant women to eat garlic while pregnant, while another group was asked not to eat garlic. When tested 20 hours after birth, ________.
A) infants who had been exposed to garlic avoided the garlic smell, whereas those who had not been exposed to garlic did not
B) infants who had not been exposed to garlic avoided the garlic smell, whereas those who had been exposed to garlic did not
C) all infants were attracted by the garlic
D) none of the infants was attracted by the garlic

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Infants who had not been exposed to garlic avoided the garlic smell, whereas those who had been exposed to garlic did not, indicating that prenatal exposure to flavors can influence newborns' responses to those flavors after birth.

Peter Hepper Asked a Group of Pregnant Women to Eat