Studies That Compare Babbling by Infants Who Are Deaf to Infants

question 23

Multiple Choice

Studies that compare babbling by infants who are deaf to infants who are hearing indicate that deaf babies:

• A) do not babble.
• B) babble, but the tonal quality and loudness varies from hearing babies.
• C) babble past the age that children normally acquire their first words.
• D) babble just like hearing babies until the age of uttering first words.

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Definitions:

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