According to your text, the neural mechanisms supporting song in songbirds are similar to those underlying human language. The finding supports _____'s view that language is innate
a) Noam Chomsky
b) Lev Vygotsky
c) B. F. Skinner
d) John Watson
ANS: A, Noam Chomsky is the linguist associated with the nativist view of language acquisition.
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