Karen Wynn showed that in her puppet scenario infants looked longer at the impossible outcome. She argues that this indicates that:
A) infants have an innate sense of gravity.
B) infants have an innate sense of arithmetic.
C) infants have an innate sense of language.
D) infants understand force and balance.

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Karen Wynn's research, particularly her famous study involving infants and simple arithmetic (e.g., 1+1=2 or 2-1=1), suggests that infants have an innate sense of arithmetic. In her experiments, infants looked longer at scenarios that defied basic arithmetic principles, indicating surprise or interest in the unexpected outcome. This has been interpreted as evidence that infants have some basic numerical understanding or expectations, even before they learn to speak or count.

Karen Wynn Showed That in Her Puppet Scenario Infants Looked