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This Or That? How Babies' Picks Become Preferences

Wow in the World

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Babies

Researchers invited a bunch of babies into their lap, and then they gave each baby the choice of two equally bright, soft, colorful toy blocks to play with. The researchers allowed the babies to choose either the that they didn't play with the first time or the brand new time. In fact, doctor feginson, one of the lead researchers in thi study, said that it was almost as if the babies were saying, hum, i didn't choose that object the first time.

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