What did research by Baillargeon examining infants' attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by hidden objects that were either tall or short demonstrate about infants' thinking about objects?
A) Infants cannot mentally represent objects that are out of their view.
B) Infants know that hidden objects still exist, but they are unable to remember their size.
C) Infants are able to reason about some characteristics of unseen objects.
D) Infants reach differently for objects depending on their size.

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Baillargeon's research demonstrated that infants as young as 3.5 months old were able to reason about the height of hidden objects based on their attention to a screen that rotated into the space occupied by the hidden objects. This indicates that infants are able to mentally represent some characteristics of unseen objects.

What Did Research by Baillargeon Examining Infants' Attention to a Screen