Suppose the Mother of a Young Infant Claimed That She

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Multiple Choice

Suppose the mother of a young infant claimed that she could keep her baby in a happy mood just by maintaining one kind of rhythmic intonation.Based upon research evidence, how likely is this mother's claim?

• A)It is not very likely, because intonation is one of the last aspects of language to be acquired.
• B)It is not very likely, because infants show no differential response to adult intonation until they are capable of producing a variety of intonational patterns themselves.
• C)It is very likely, because infants show discrimination of intonational patterns very early and seem to recognize that they carry different meanings.
• D)It is very likely, because infants show remarkably adult intonation patterns themselves within the first week of life.

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