Question

According to the passage, one of the reasons why young infants show precocious language processing capabilities is ____________.

• A. due to a hardwired speech-processing module in the brain.
• B. due to the interaction of the fetus with its environment.
• C. due to the preference of the infants to listen to their mother's voice as opposed to a stranger's voice.
• D. due to the increased heart rate of fetuses on hearing their mother's voice.

Answer 1

The correct option is B due to the interaction of the fetus with its environment.

The best choice is (B), which is mentioned in the fifth paragraph of the passage. The same paragraph also contradicts choice (A). Option (C) is a result of the phenomenon of speech recognition and preference and not a reason for the same. Option (D) is an observation made during the research and not a reason for the development of language capabilities in a fetus.