Infants who are younger than 6 months of age
A) do not need to experience speech sounds in their environment to be able to discriminate them.
B) must experience speech sounds in their environment 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 cannot talk.

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Infants younger than 6 months can discriminate between different speech sounds without needing to have previously experienced them in their environment. This ability is part of their innate linguistic capabilities, allowing them to recognize a wide range of phonetic contrasts, not just those found in their native language.

Infants Who Are Younger Than 6 Months of Age