Which best describes the main finding of a study in which pregnant mothers read the story The Cat in the Hat ?
A)Prior to birth, the fetus begins to mimic the sounds its mother makes.
B)After birth, infants appeared to recognize the rhythm at which their mother has read a story.
C)After birth, infants showed no reaction when they once again heard a story that had been read by their mother before they were born.
D)After birth, infants who had been read to begin to speak at an earlier age than a control group who has not been read to.

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The main finding of the study is that infants showed recognition of the rhythm at which their mother had read The Cat in the Hat during pregnancy after they were born. Option A is incorrect because the study did not focus on the fetus mimicking sounds. Option C is incorrect as it does not align with the main finding of the study. Option D is incorrect as the study did not examine the effects of reading on speech development.

Which Best Describes the Main Finding of a Study in Which