Which statement about research on infants' and adults' ability to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces is TRUE?
A) By the age of 6 months, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of monkey faces and between pairs of human faces, and this ability remains constant throughout life.
B) At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces but not between pairs of monkey faces, and this pattern remains throughout adulthood.
C) At 6 months of age, infants can successfully differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but older infants and adults have lost the ability to differentiate between monkey faces.
D) At 6 months of age, infants are unable to differentiate between pairs of human faces and between pairs of monkey faces, but both of these abilities develop by the age of 9 months.

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Research indicates that 6-month-old infants can differentiate both human and monkey faces. However, as they grow older, they lose the ability to distinguish between monkey faces, a phenomenon attributed to lack of exposure and the fine-tuning of their perceptual abilities to more commonly encountered faces, such as those of humans.

Which Statement About Research on Infants' and Adults' Ability to Differentiate