Infants that are supplied sugar water via pacifiers often quickly calm down when agitated,
and remain that way when the pacifier is taken away. Based on taste research, what is the
most likely explanation for this finding?
A) The infants find the tactile sensation of the pacifier comforting.
B) The infants like the sweet taste associated with sucrose or sugar.
C) Sugar or sucrose triggers self-regulatory skills in infants that reflect nervous system
development.
D) The infants like the liquid sensation; supplying infants water-filled pacifiers results in
the same effect.
C
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