If an infant were to be approached by an unknown person and did not know whether to advance or retreat, what would the infant likely do before making a decision?

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Infants will often look toward their caretaker's face for reassurance or direction in unfamiliar situations. This behavior is known as social referencing and is a way for the infant to gather important information about how to respond to a new or potentially threatening situation. Averting gaze or performing repetitive visual scans may be other behaviors exhibited by the infant, but looking toward the caretaker's face is the most likely response in this scenario. Vocalizing may also occur, but it is not as commonly observed as social referencing.

If an Infant Were to Be Approached by an Unknown