__________ lends support to Chomsky's model of language acquisition

A. The way apes learn sign language
B. The structure of creole and pidgin languages
C. The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis
D. The displacement feature of human language


Answer: B

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The example of extended lactose tolerance in humans tell us that

A. it is entirely under genetic control; researchers agree that the environment plays no role in its development. B. it is one of many aspects of human biology governed by both genes and by phenotypical adaptation to environmental conditions. C. the production of the enzyme lactase and the ability to tolerate milk remain the same among all human populations. D. people cannot increase their lactose tolerance, thereby discounting the theory of phenotypical adaptation. E. a simple genetic trait accounts for the ability to digest milk.

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A dominant firm's demand curve is ________ the market demand curve at all points where the competitive fringe's production is ________.

A) greater than; negative B) identical to; negative C) identical to; equal to zero D) greater than; equal to zero

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The principle of superposition states that in an undisturbed sequence of strata,

A. the oldest layer is on the top. B. the oldest layer is on the bottom. C. the stratigraphic techniques are useful only if the soils have a high content of sandstone. D. the youngest layer is the least disturbed by environmental changes such as erosion. E. the oldest layer is the shallowest in the sequence.

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What modern factor is making it less common for people to seek help from their kindred?

A) increasing population B) aid from the state C) more frequent divorce D) smaller family size

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