Based on the findings of Saffran et al. (1996), an 8-month-old infant would be capable of segmenting language sounds presented in a continuous stream, without intonation to represent word breaks,
A) only if the stream was presented in her native language.
B) only if he was seated on his parent's lap.
C) in any language, including an artificial language, as long as the streams contained multiple repetitions of the same words in varied order.
D) in any language except artificial languages.

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Saffran et al. (1996) found that infants were able to segment language sounds presented in a continuous stream, without intonation, as long as the stream contained multiple repetitions of the same words in varied order. This ability was demonstrated in infants as young as 8 months, regardless of the language presented, including artificial languages. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Based on the Findings of Saffran Et Al