3057PsychologyMedium
Which of the following statements is true in language development?
ATowards the end of our teens, we begin to lose our sensitivity to phonetic contrasts in languages other that one(s) we learned as children
BLanguage acquistion is complete by about age 4
CIn their first few months of life, infants can only discriminate among sounds in the language of their own community
DIn their first few months of life, infants can discriminate among sounds in foreign languages that are not used in their own community
Correct answer
C. In their first few months of life, infants can only discriminate among sounds in the language of their own community
Explanation
The correct answer is In their first few months of life, infants can only discriminate among sounds in the language of their own community.