Which of the following statements regarding child-directed speech is TRUE?
A) Deaf mothers use child-directed speech by signing slowly, using repetition of signs, and
exaggerating their gestures.
B) Child-directed speech appears to be strictly an American and European cultural
phenomenon.
C) Although child-directed speech may improve social relations, it has no effect on
children's ability to distinguish sounds.
D) Infants pay more attention to normal adult speech than to child-directed speech because
adult speech is more novel to them.
A
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