Between 6 and 8 months, babies
A) become sensitive to syllable stress patterns in foreign languages.
B) start to "screen out" sounds not used in their own language.
C) do not yet recognize familiar words in spoken passages.
D) prefer listening to a foreign language than their own language.

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Between 6 and 8 months, babies begin to "screen out" and lose sensitivity to sounds that are not used in their own language. This is part of the process of language acquisition, where babies start to focus more on the sounds and patterns of their native language.

Between 6 and 8 Months, Babies