When placed between a gauze pad from their nursing mother's bra and one from another nursing mother,week-old nursing babies are likely to
A) move their eyes in a visual search for their mother.
B) turn their head toward the smell of their mother's pad.
C) open their mouth in a vigorous search for a nipple.
D) habituate more quickly to the smell of the pad taken from another nursing mother.

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Research has shown that newborn babies have a strong sense of smell and can differentiate between the scent of their own mother's breast milk and that of another nursing mother. When presented with two gauze pads, one from their own mother's bra and one from another nursing mother, they are likely to turn their head towards the scent of their own mother's pad. This indicates that they recognize and prefer the scent of their mother's breast milk.

When Placed Between a Gauze Pad from Their Nursing Mother's