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Why is gaze following important in infant development?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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On a farm in Indiana, a little duck hatched near the dog house. The first stimulus the duck encountered was a dog, and the baby duck began to follow the dog in the hope of being fed and protected. This is an example of
 
  a. operant conditioning. c. social learning.
  b. classical conditioning. d. imprinting.



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By following the gaze of another individual, infants glean cues that help them locate and identify objects in their surrounding world. The infant learns to pick up on others' emotion reactions and to discern what is worth their attention.

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