One of the MOST Striking Discoveries About the Hearing of Very

question 24

Multiple Choice

One of the MOST striking discoveries about the hearing of very young infants (Eimas, 1985) is that they are particularly sensitive to the sound category known as:

• A) phonemes.
• B) the purr of a cat.
• C) baby talk register.
• D) their mother's voice.

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