Babies are statistical learners, which refers to:
A) only language development processes.
B) how they copy different lengths of speech utterances.
C) the rate and accuracy of copying phonological units of utterances.
D) the notion that counting the frequency with which one stimulus follows another occurs in language and cognitive skill development.

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Statistical learning refers to the ability to detect patterns and regularities in the environment by tracking the frequency and co-occurrence of events. In babies, this ability is crucial for language development but also plays a role in other cognitive processes such as visual perception and motor learning. Therefore, option D is the best choice as it captures the general idea of statistical learning in infancy.

Babies Are Statistical Learners, Which Refers To