Which of the Following Statements About Infants' Ability to Distinguish

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds is true?

• A)Newborns can discriminate only between speech sounds they have heard before.
• B)Newborns possess an innate ability to discriminate between speech sounds they have never heard before.
• C)Babies must learn to distinguish between speech sounds as they learn which contrasts are important for their native language.
• D)Babies gain the ability to distinguish between speech sounds that are not used in their native language as they mature.

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