Bergelson and Swingley demonstrated that when 6-month-old infants were shown pictures of common items and researchers named one item, infants:
A) could point to the named item.
B) behaved the same whether the word was in their native language or not.
C) did not recognize the label.
D) looked at the correct picture more often than at the other picture.

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Bergelson and Swingley demonstrated that when 6-month-old infants were shown pictures of common items and researchers named one item, infants looked at the correct picture more often than at the other picture. This suggests that even at a very young age, infants have some ability to understand spoken language and connect it with visual representations.

Bergelson and Swingley Demonstrated That When 6-Month-Old Infants Were Shown