Infants Can Learn the Difference Between Syllable Sequences That Follow

question 101

Multiple Choice

Infants can learn the difference between syllable sequences that follow an ABA pattern (such as ga-ti-ga) and those that follow an ABB pattern (such as wo-fe-fe) . This best illustrates the infant's capacity for

• A) telegraphic speech.
• B) statistical learning.
• C) a productive language.
• D) the availability heuristic.

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