Research has demonstrated that infants
A)do not develop a preference for sounds from their own language until they are about 1 year old.
B)show a preference for sounds from their own language by the time they are 1 week old.
C)cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until they start to speak.
D)cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until their vocabulary includes well over 1,000 words.

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Research has shown that infants as young as one week old can distinguish between sounds from their own language and other languages. They also prefer sounds from their own language, indicating that they are already beginning to develop language-specific capabilities.

Research Has Demonstrated That Infants