The work of DeCasper and Fifer (1980) and DeCasper and Spence (1986) suggests that infants ________.
A) can encode speech sounds before the birth but cannot retain that information until after they are born
B) cannot encode speech sounds before the birth
C) can encode speech sounds before the birth, but only those from their own mother
D) can encode speech sounds before the birth and retain that information until after they are born

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The research by DeCasper and Fifer (1980) and DeCasper and Spence (1986) demonstrated that infants can encode and remember sounds they were exposed to before birth, indicating prenatal auditory learning and memory capabilities.

The Work of DeCasper and Fifer (1980) and DeCasper and Spence