In the oddball procedure, an infant is shown a series of pictures of related objects, such as different kinds of balls.Then the infant is presented with an object from a different category, such as a toy animal.Research finds that ______.
A)infants as young as four months orient toward a novel object
B)infants remember objects from the familiar category better than the novel items
C)attention is focused on the familiar items
D)it is not until a child is approximately 1 year old that one sees a familiarity preference

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Research has found that infants as young as four months show a preference for the novel object presented in oddball procedure, indicating their ability to detect differences between familiar and novel stimuli. Option B is incorrect because infants remember the novel object better than the familiar ones. Option C is also incorrect because attention is focused on the novel object. Option D is incorrect because familiarity preference can be seen in infants as young as four months old.

In the Oddball Procedure, an Infant Is Shown a Series