Infants can detect changes in music that adults cannot. This phenomenon is thought to demonstrate
A)perceptual narrowing.
B)sensory decay.
C)perceptual decline.
D)sensory contraction.

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Perceptual narrowing is a developmental process where infants can initially perceive a wide range of stimuli, but over time, their perception becomes more specialized and attuned to the stimuli they are most frequently exposed to, such as the sounds of their native language or music. This allows infants to detect changes in music that adults, who have undergone perceptual narrowing, cannot.

Infants Can Detect Changes in Music That Adults Cannot