What Is the Evidence That a Newborn Infant Can Detect

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the evidence that a newborn infant can detect the difference between "ba" and "pa" sounds?

• A) An infant can learn to look one direction after hearing "ba" and a different direction after hearing "pa."
• B) An infant smiles after hearing a "pa" sound but not after hearing a "ba" sound.
• C) An infant learns to suck harder to turn on a "pa" sound, but not to turn on a "ba" sound.
• D) After habituating to a "ba" sound, an infant sucks harder after hearing "pa."

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Definitions:

Overhead Volume Variance

A metric used to measure the difference between the budgeted and actual volume of production, affecting the budgeted overhead costs.

Controllable Variance

The difference between actual and expected outcomes that can be directly managed or influenced by a responsible party.