Researchers studying speech perception in infants learned that:
A) infants have few skills or ability to discriminate between vowels and consonants.
B) infants have few skills or ability to discriminate between different kinds of vowels.
C) infants can discriminate almost all sound contrasts before 4 months of age.
D) infants can discriminate only consonants before 4 months of age.

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Studies have shown that infants can discriminate almost all sound contrasts before 4 months of age, indicating that they have advanced speech perception abilities from a very young age.

Researchers Studying Speech Perception in Infants Learned That