In an Experiment Examining the Ability of Children to Discriminate

Multiple Choice

In an experiment examining the ability of children to discriminate speech sounds of various languages, Werker and Tees found that:

A) children younger than 2 years had no discrimination ability.
B) children could discriminate, but the ability declines over the first year of life.
C) children begin to discriminate during the first year, and this ability continues to grow until they begin to speak at around age 2.
D) children are better at discriminating sounds than adults.