Which of the Following Is True About Sounds to Which

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about sounds to which the fetus is exposed?

• A) Newborns are unable to hear sounds prenatally.
• B) The sounds a fetus hears while in the mother's uterus do not affect later auditory preferences.
• C) Newborns prefer a stranger's voice as they have habituated to hearing their mother's voice.
• D) Newborns prefer a story that their mother read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy.

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Definitions:

Assimilation

The process by which a person or a group's culture comes to resemble those of another group, often losing unique cultural identifiers in the process.

Immigrant Group

consists of individuals who have moved from one country to another, not as temporary migrants but with the intention of settling in the new country, often forming communities with shared cultural or national backgrounds.

Host Society

The society or community that receives and integrates individuals or groups from different cultural, ethnic, or national backgrounds.

Intersectional Theory

A framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege.