How does the competence-performance distinction affect research conducted on infants and which gene/environment correlation is most influential at this age?
A) Infants may fail a task because they lack the physical ability to perform the task; Active correlation.
B) Infants may fail a task because they have overprotective parents who will not let them perform the experiment; Passive correlation.
C) Infants may fail a task because they do not have the cognitive abilities to complete the task; Evocative correlation.
D) Infants may fail a task because they are unable to demonstrate that they have the cognitive abilities to complete a task; Passive correlation.
Answer: D