Peretz and Her Colleagues Were Concerned That an Initial Deficit

Peretz and her colleagues were concerned that an initial deficit in pitch perception may spiral in people with congenital amusia.They found that ______.

A) prolonged exposure to major scales reduces the effects of congenital amusia
B) patients with congenital amusia who are exposed to music over a long period of time do not show any improvement in pitch perception or in musical understanding
C) congenital amusia is a cultural phenomenon which is nonexistent in cultures that value music greatly
D) congenital amusia steadily improves in patients who are treated with a regimen of alternating exposure to music over a long period of time with brief recovery periods of no music exposure