What Was the Main Finding of DeCasper and Spence's (1986)

question 91

Multiple Choice

What was the main finding of DeCasper and Spence's (1986) study in which pregnant mothers read the story The Cat in the Hat?

• A) Prior to birth, the fetuses began to mimic the sounds their mothers were making.
• B) After birth, the infants appeared to recognize the rhythm at which the mothers had read the stories.
• C) After birth, the infants showed no reaction when they once again heard the story.
• D) After birth, the infants who had been read to began to speak at an earlier age than a control group that had not been read to.

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