Based on the research of Kellman and Spelke (1983), which scenario would be most likely?
A) Pascal, a 3-month old, is surprised to see that two legs, protruding from behind a curtain and moving together, belong to two different toy squirrels, when the curtain is removed.
B) Kasie, a 4-month old, is surprised to see that two legs, protruding from behind a curtain and moving together, belong to the same toy squirrel, when the curtain is removed.
C) Denis, a 9-month old, does not recognize that the word rabbit refers to the entire animal; rather he thinks it only refers to the animal's ears.
D) Mari, a 4-month old, does not show surprise when a dog passes through a wall on a computer monitor in front of her.

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Kellman and Spelke's research suggests that infants as young as 3-4 months old have some understanding of object unity and expect parts that move together to belong to the same object. Therefore, Pascal would be surprised if the legs belonged to two different objects.

Based on the Research of Kellman and Spelke (1983), Which