Dorit's baby cries often and she knows which cry signals hunger, which signals her baby is tired, and which signals he needs to be changed. Which of the following best describes how this discrimination likely developed?
A. The ability to distinguish a baby's cries is innate in every parent and does not require learning.
B. Over time she was able to determine differences in the sounds and associate them with her baby's needs.
C. She spent a lot of time studying each cry and trying to match her baby's corresponding behavior.
D. These stimuli are so different that no discrimination was needed and they were always considered distinct.
Answer: B
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