Janie is a 3-month-old infant participating in an experiment. She's lying in her crib with one end of a ribbon tied to her foot and the other end tied to a mobile dangling over her crib. She quickly learns that she controls the movement of the mobile with her kicking. One week later, the researchers return, tie the ribbon to her foot and hang the mobile above her crib. Immediately, Janie starts vigorously kicking her leg. What does this experiment demonstrate?
A) Three-month-olds can remember actions for at least a week.
B) Three-month-olds can relearn the kicking strategy very quickly at the second test.
C) Kicking behavior is very easy to learn.
D) Mobiles are very interesting to 3-month-olds.

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The experiment demonstrates that Janie can remember the action of kicking the ribbon to move the mobile for at least a week, suggesting that three-month-olds have the capacity for memory retention.

Janie Is a 3-Month-Old Infant Participating in an Experiment