By the age of 1, most babies raised in English-speaking households have lost the ability to distinguish the sounds of the two Ts in the Hindi language. This loss of ability that accompanies increasing ability illustrates the concept that development is _____.
A) multidirectional
B) multicontextual
C) multicultural
D) multidisciplinary

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Multidirectional development refers to the fact that development is not always a straight and consistent progression, but rather a process that involves gains and losses in various areas at different points in time. The example given of English-speaking babies losing the ability to distinguish certain sounds in Hindi illustrates this concept. The other answer choices (multicontextual, multicultural, and multidisciplinary) do not accurately describe the concept being illustrated in the example.

By the Age of 1, Most Babies Raised in English-Speaking