The fact that infants are better than adults at discriminating unfamiliar speech sounds implies that
a. infants are more intelligent than adults.
b. as we develop, unnecessary skills are lost.
c. motivation to achieve is as important as ability.
d. children have an innate ability to detect danger via audition.
B
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