Renée Baillargeon has conducted research on the cognitive abilities of very young infants. Baillargeon's research is based on which of the following premises?

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Baillargeon's research is based on the premise that infants will notice and pay attention to events that violate their expectations. This means that infants have some cognitive abilities, and can form expectations about how the world should work. Baillargeon's experiments involve showing infants events that either conform to or violate their expectations, and then measuring their physical reactions (such as looking time) to these events.

Renée Baillargeon Has Conducted Research on the Cognitive Abilities of Very