Which of the following statements does NOT describe the assumptions made by Special Mechanism accounts of speech perception?
A) Humans are born with an innate ability to represent speech at a phonetic level.
B) Humans have a both a generalized auditory perception module and a speech module.
C) Humans have evolved in such a way that they are able to process both speech and nonspeech stimuli using the same mechanisms.
D) both A and B

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This statement does not reflect the assumptions made by Special Mechanism accounts of speech perception. Special Mechanism accounts propose that there is a specific, unique mechanism for processing speech sounds that is distinct from the general mechanisms used to process other auditory stimuli.

Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Describe the Assumptions