What is the evidence that at eight months, the fetus may respond to familiar sounds?
a. Babies exposed to "new" voices at eight months gestation often imitate the "new" voices rather than the "older" more familiar voices, when they begin to coo.
b. Babies exposed to loud sounds (greater than 85 decibels) at eight months gestation, but not at earlier gestational ages, were shown to have damage to their eardrums at birth.
c. Babies exposed to soap opera theme songs during pregnancy relaxed and stopped crying when they heard the same theme music, but not babies without prior exposure to the music.
d. Babies exposed to different types of music at eight months gestation ended up having personalities consistent with that musical genre.
ANS: C
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