A study examining infants' response to a pad worn under the arm by their own mother versus one that had been worn by another woman demonstrated that 2-week-old infants
A)cannot distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman.
B)can distinguish between the scent of their mother and the scent of another woman but do not show a preference.
C)prefer their own mother's scent to that of another woman.
D)prefer the scent of another woman to that of their mother.

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Infants as young as 2 weeks old can distinguish between their mother's scent and that of another woman, and they show a preference for their mother's scent.

A Study Examining Infants' Response to a Pad Worn Under