Evidence for similarity between adults' and children's lexical representation for sound and meaning is supported by White et al.'s 2013 study, using an artificial language, where
A) adults had difficulty distinguishing between novel words like blook when they were similar to already learned words, such as klook.
B) adults had no difficulty distinguishing between novel words like blook when they were similar to already learned words, such as klook.
C) children around 14 months of age had no difficulty distinguishing between novel words like blook and similar sounding already learned words, such as klook.
D) children around 14 months of age had difficulty distinguishing between novel words like blook and similar sounding already learned words, such as klook.

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The study found that adults had difficulty distinguishing between novel words that were similar to already learned words, indicating a similarity in lexical representation between adults and children. The option "B" is incorrect because it states that adults had no difficulty distinguishing between novel words, which is not supported by the study. Option "C" and "D" are also incorrect because the study did not focus on children's ability to distinguish between novel words and similar sounding already learned words.

Evidence for Similarity Between Adults' and Children's Lexical Representation for Sound