Theymaybesmallandnotabletospeakbutbabiesareprovingtheiramazingcleverness.Scientistsbeganfindinginfants’skillsaremorethantheyaresupposedtobe.
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Speakingofmusicbabiescan’tseemtoresistit.Notonlyaretheirearsturnedtothebeatsbabiescanactuallydancetothemusic.
Totestbabies’dancingabilitytheresearchersplayedrecordingsofclassicalmusicrhythmicbeatsandspeechtoinfantsandrecordedtheresults.Theyalsoinvitedprofessionaldancerstoanalyzehowwellthebabiesmatchedtheirmovementstothemusic.Thebabiesmovedtheirarmshandslegsfeetandheadsinresponsetothemusicmuchmorethantothespeech.Thefindingsuggeststhisdancingabilityisinnate(与生俱来的)inhumansthoughtheresearchersaren’tsurewhyitbecomesweakerlaterintheirlife.
LearningQuicklywhileSleeping
Babiescanlearnevenwhileasleepaccordingtoa2011study.Inexperimentswith26sleepinginfantseachjust1to2daysoldscientistsplayedamusicaltonefollowedbyapuffofairtotheireyes200timesoverthecourseofahalf-hour.124electrodes(电极)stuckontheheadandfaceofeachbabyrecordedbrainactivityduringtheexperiments.Thebabiesrapidlylearnedtoforetellapuffofairuponhearingthetoneshowingafour-timeincreaseonaverageinthechancesoftighteningtheireyelidsinresponsetothesoundbytheendoftheexperiments.
Asnewbornsspendmostoftheirtimeasleepthisnewfoundabilitymightbecrucialtorapidlyadaptingtotheworldaroundthemandhelptoensuretheirsurvivalresearcherssaid.
JudgingCharactersWell
Judginganotherpersonhelpfulorharmfuliscrucialwhenchoosingfriends.Andthatabilitystartsearly.KileyHamlinofYaleUniversityshowedboth6-and10-month-oldsapuppet(木偶)showinwhichonecharacterhelpedanotherclimbahill.Inanothersceneathirdcharacterpushedtheclimberdown.Thelittleonesthengottochoosewhichcharactertheypreferred.Forbothagegroupsmostbabieschosethehelpercharacter.Thischaracter-judgingabilitycouldbebaby’sfirststepintheformationofmoralsHamlinthought.
60.Whichofthefollowingsubtitlescanfillintheunderlinedblank?
A.DancingtoMusic B.Babies’