The Eimas and colleagues study that examined infants' comprehension of speech sounds demonstrated that 1- and 4-month-old infants differentiated between
A) /pa/ with a VOT of 60 ms and /pa/ with a VOT of 80 ms.
B) /ba/ with a VOT of 20 ms and /pa/ with a VOT of 40 ms.
C) /pa/ with a VOT of 20 ms and /pa/ with a VOT of 40 ms.
D) /ba/ with a VOT of 60 ms and /pa/ with a VOT of 80 ms.

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The study by Eimas and colleagues showed that infants could differentiate between /ba/ and /pa/ sounds based on voice onset time (VOT), specifically between /ba/ with a VOT of 20 ms and /pa/ with a VOT of 40 ms, indicating their ability to perceive phonetic contrasts.

The Eimas and Colleagues Study That Examined Infants' Comprehension of Speech