Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion. Which of the following is NOT 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 looked longer at the moving rod scene when the two rods appeared separated after they were shown as a single moving object.
C) Newborns prefer moving objects rather than stationary objects.
D) Newborns will follow a moving object with their eyes.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Newborns preferring moving objects over stationary objects is not direct evidence that they understand the laws of motion. It could simply be a preference for novelty or visual stimulation. Choices A, B, and D all suggest that infants have an understanding of the laws of motion, such as object persistence and trajectory prediction.

Recent Research Has Shown That Infants Have a Primitive Understanding