measured babies' sucking rates as they listened to a story they had heard in the womb (The Cat in the Hat) and to a story that they had not heard (The King, the Mice, and the Cheese).The study concluded that:

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The study found that babies had different sucking styles while listening to a story they had heard in the womb versus a story they had not heard, indicating that they were able to learn and distinguish between the two stories even before they were born. This supports option C, that different sucking styles showed that an infant could learn even before it is born. Option A is incorrect because the study showed that babies were able to hear the stories, and option B is not supported by the study as heart rate was not measured. Option D is also incorrect as the study specifically looked at the effect of story content on sucking rate, not just the general cadence of the reading material.

Measured Babies' Sucking Rates as They Listened to a Story