What Evidence Indicates That Newborn Infants Can Distinguish Between the Sounds

question 92

Multiple Choice

What evidence indicates that newborn infants can distinguish between the sounds "ba" and "pa"?​

• A)The sound "pa" causes a heart rate increase, and "ba" causes a decrease.
• B)​After habituating to one sound, they dishabituate when they hear the other one.
• C)​Their babbling includes both of these sounds at different times.
• D)​They turn their heads toward "ba" but not toward "pa."

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Definitions:

Neutrality

The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement; impartiality.

Passive Person

An individual who tends to accept or allow what happens or what others do without active response or resistance.

Elicit

To draw out a response, answer, or fact from someone in a subtle or skillful manner.

Close-Ended Questions

Questions structured to receive a specific, limited response, typically "yes" or "no".