Which of the following statements is the most accurate description about babbling when infants are deaf?
A) Deaf infants do not babble.
B) Deaf infants babble early in infancy, but their babbling lessens significantly after about 6 months of age.
C) Deaf infants babble, but their babbling begins much later than does babbling in babies who can hear at birth.
D) Deaf infants babble in the same ways and at the same ages as do babies who can hear at birth.

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Deaf infants do babble early in infancy, but their babbling tends to decrease significantly after about 6 months of age, unlike hearing infants whose babbling continues and becomes more complex. This change is thought to be due to the lack of auditory feedback that would otherwise encourage the continuation and development of babbling into more complex vocalizations.

Which of the Following Statements Is the Most Accurate Description