"Exposure to classical music improves infant brain development." A researcher criticizes this claim. Which criticism is strongest?

A Classical music is boring

B Studies showing this effect were small, lacked controls, and have not been reliably replicated

C Not all infants like music

D Mozart composed too many pieces

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Methodological criticisms (small samples, no controls, failure to replicate) directly attack the evidence underlying the claim.

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The correct answer to the question ""Exposure to classical music improves infant brain development." A researcher criticizes this claim. Which criticism is strongest?" is Option B: Studies showing this effect were small, lacked controls, and have not been reliably replicated.

The other options — A) Classical music is boring, C) Not all infants like music, D) Mozart composed too many pieces — are incorrect for this General Knowledge question. As explained above: Methodological criticisms (small samples, no controls, failure to replicate) directly attack the evidence underlying the claim.

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"Exposure to classical music improves infant brain development." A researcher criticizes this claim. Which criticism is strongest?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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