Which of the following is TRUE of infants' auditory perception?
A) Infants hear sounds best that have pitches in the range of human speech.
B) Infants can hear high-pitched sounds the best.
C) Infants cannot use sound to locate an object.
D) Infants cannot discriminate vowel and consonant sounds.

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Infants hear sounds best that have pitches in the range of human speech. This is because they are born with the ability to distinguish between the different vowel and consonant sounds that make up human language. Their auditory perception is most sensitive to sounds in the range of 500-4000 Hz, which is where most speech sounds fall.

Which of the Following Is TRUE of Infants' Auditory Perception