Infants can learn the difference between syllable sequences that follow an ABA pattern (such as: ga-ti-ga) and those that follow an ABB pattern (such as: wo-fe-fe). This best illustrates the infant's capacity to learn:

a. telegraphic speech.
b. statistical probabilities in speech.
c. a universal grammar underlying speech.
d. any speech system by means of operant conditioning.

Answer: b. statistical probabilities in speech.

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