Research using habituation and preferential response paradigms has provided us with much of what we know about the infant's perceptual abilities.The habituation paradigm takes advantage of
A)baby's ability to form habits
B)the absence of an orientation response in infants
C)baby's ability to report their own reactions
D)baby's tendency to orient to new stimulation

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The habituation paradigm in infant research relies on the observation that babies tend to pay more attention to new stimuli than to those they have become accustomed to. This tendency to orient to new stimulation allows researchers to infer what infants can perceive by noting changes in their attention or looking behavior when different stimuli are presented.

Research Using Habituation and Preferential Response Paradigms Has Provided Us