Research conducted by Fernald on infants' comprehension of the meaning of the emotional tone of infant-directed speech indicated that
A) infants cannot differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech.
B) although infants can differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech, they do not behave as if they comprehend the meaning of the emotional tone.
C) infants exhibit appropriate facial emotion when listening to positively toned and negatively toned speech.
D) infants can differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech only in their native language.

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Fernald's research indicated that infants do exhibit appropriate facial emotion when listening to positively and negatively toned infant-directed speech, suggesting that they comprehend the meaning of the emotional tone.

Research Conducted by Fernald on Infants' Comprehension of the Meaning