Research has found that neonates adjusted their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy. This provides evidence that________.
A) neonates demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously.
B) a neonate's mind is a blank slate.
C) neonates develop object permanence long before they are born.
D) a neonate's cognitive development is tied to discrete stages.

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This finding suggests that neonates can remember sounds they were exposed to before birth, indicating an early form of memory rather than a blank slate, object permanence, or stage-based cognitive development.

Research Has Found That Neonates Adjusted Their Rate of Sucking