Studies of visual perception indicate that infants under six months
A) pay more attention to simple patterns rather than complex ones.
B) pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away.
C) prefer to look at colored ovals rather than human faces.
D) prefer to look at scrambled and unfamiliar faces to familiar faces.

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Studies have shown that infants as young as one month prefer to look at faces that are gazing directly at them rather than those looking away. This is important for social development and suggests that infants are able to detect and respond to social cues at a young age. Option A is not entirely accurate as infants can also pay attention to complex patterns. Option C and D are both incorrect as infants have been found to prefer looking at human faces over other visual stimuli, and they also tend to show a preference for familiar faces over unfamiliar ones.

Studies of Visual Perception Indicate That Infants Under Six Months