Infants who are younger than 6 months of age
A)do not need to experience speech sounds in their environments to be able to discriminate them.
B)must experience speech sounds in their environments to be able to discriminate them.
C)can discriminate only the sounds found in their native language.
D)cannot discriminate any speech sounds which explains why they can't talk.

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Infants younger than 6 months have the ability to discriminate a wide range of speech sounds, including those not present in their native language, without needing prior exposure.

Infants Who Are Younger Than 6 Months of Age