Which Statement About Infants' Ability to Distinguish Between Speech Sounds

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which statement 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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