The study in which infants were first presented with a cube and then were presented with the same cube and a larger cube that was placed farther away demonstrated that infants
A) are unable to form memories about the relative size of objects.
B) do not need visual experience for the development of size constancy.
C) are influenced by the retinal size of an image to a greater extent than are adults.
D) fail to differentiate between objects that are located at varying distances.

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The study demonstrates that infants are able to perceive size constancy even without prior visual experience, suggesting that they have an innate ability to recognize the relative size of objects. This contradicts option A, which suggests that they are unable to form memories about object size. The study does not provide evidence to support option C, which suggests that infants are more influenced by retinal size than adults. Option D is also incorrect, as the study actually found that infants were able to differentiate between objects at varying distances.

The Study in Which Infants Were First Presented with a Cube