Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence that shows infants understand the laws of motion?
A) Newborns reach for where the moving object will end up rather than where it started.
B) Infants understand that when an object goes out of sight it still exists.
C) Newborns will reach for moving objects rather than stationary objects.
D) Newborns will not follow a moving object with their eyes.

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Newborns reaching for where a moving object will end up rather than where it started demonstrates an understanding of the laws of motion, specifically the law of inertia, which states that an object in motion will continue in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force. By reaching for the location where the object will end up, the infant is demonstrating an understanding that the object will continue moving in the same direction and at the same speed. Options B, C, and D do not provide evidence for an understanding of the laws of motion.

Recent Research Has Shown That Infants Have a Primitive Understanding