A sign that indicates infants begin the process of learning language at birth is that newborns ______.
A) are indifferent to voices
B) are unable to detect their mothers' voices
C) prefer to hear their native speech over other cultural speech
D) prefer to hear nonspeech sounds over speech sounds

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Research has shown that newborns prefer to listen to their native speech over other cultural speech, indicating that they have been exposed to their native language in utero and are already beginning to learn the sounds and rhythms of their language. Infants are not indifferent to voices and are typically able to detect their mother's voice, and while they may also be interested in nonspeech sounds, their preference for their native speech suggests that they are actively learning language from birth.

A Sign That Indicates Infants Begin the Process of Learning