Six-Month-Old Liana, 9-Month-Old Joshua, and 11-Month-Old Sadie All Live in English-Speaking

question 109

Multiple Choice

Six-month-old Liana, 9-month-old Joshua, and 11-month-old Sadie all live in English-speaking homes in English-speaking communities. Which statement is MOST likely to be true of their abilities to discriminate among sounds that are found in Mandarin Chinese but are not found in English?

• A) Liana will be the most able.
• B) Sadie will be the most able.
• C) Liana and Joshua will be equally able, and both will be more able than Sadie.
• D) Joshua and Sadie will be equally able, and both will be more able than Liana.

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