Maru is 1 week old. Which preference is true of baby Maru's visual preferences?
A) Maru prefers to look at shapes.
B) The baby prefers to look at her mother's face.
C) Maru prefers to look at male faces.
D) The baby prefers faces of people of her own ethnic group.

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Newborn babies have been shown to have a preference for looking at faces, and specifically their mother's face. At one week old, Maru's visual preference is likely to be towards looking at familiar faces, which would include her mother's face. The other options (A, C, and D) are not supported by research on infant visual preferences at this age.

Maru Is 1 Week Old