To investigate whether an infant is using transitional probability to cluster groups of syllables into word-like units, a researcher would present the infant with a string of _______ during the familiarization phase, and then record their gaze direction and time for words versus non-words in the test phase.
A) familiar words from their native language
B) words and non-words from a novel language
C) continuous sequences of words from a novel language appearing in various orders
D) sequences of syllables in any language that contain intonation and tonal cues

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The researcher would use continuous sequences of words from a novel language to see if the infant can detect patterns and cluster syllables into word-like units based on transitional probabilities.

To Investigate Whether an Infant Is Using Transitional Probability to Cluster