Psychologists studying the acquisition of language have found that:
A) at 6 months of age, babies begin to respond to the pitch and sound of language.
B) the process begins in the first months, with crying and cooing.
C) the process begins when babies recognize the sound structure of their native language.
D) at 12 months of age, babies begin to recognize their own names.

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Psychologists have found that the process of language acquisition begins in the first months of life, with crying and cooing. Infants' cries and coos change over time as they learn to control their vocalizations and produce more complex sounds.

Answer: C 
 Psychologists have also found that babies begin to recognize the sound structure of their native language around six months of age. This means that they can differentiate between the phonemes (sounds) of their language and those of other languages.

Answer: D 
 While babies may begin to respond to the pitch and sound of language at six months, and recognize the sound structure of their native language around the same time, it is not until around 12 months that they begin to recognize their own names as meaningful words in their language.

Psychologists Studying the Acquisition of Language Have Found That