What Has Research Concluded After Studying Fetuses and Their Perception

question 196

Multiple Choice

What has research concluded after studying fetuses and their perception of sound during the third trimester?

• A) Fetuses are unresponsive to outside stimuli.
• B) Fetuses respond to visual stimuli only.
• C) Fetuses respond to rate of speech and prefer faster speakers to slower ones.
• D) Fetuses can learn to recognize the sounds of books being read to them.

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