Which statement accurately reflects what developmentalists know about infant babbling?
a) Babies in industrialized countries babble earlier than those in less-developed countries.
b) Deaf babies do not have the ability to babble.
c) Babies eventually learn to create unique babbling sounds not used by the people around them.
d) An untrained listener can distinguish whether a 9-month-old’s babbles originate in Arabic, French, or Mandarin.
Answer: d
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