Tomasello and colleagues have studied speech patterns heard by preschool children. They found there is a finite number of patterns that fall into specific categories. They also argued there are few universals across languages. This view of language acquisition is called

a. nativist
b. empiricist
c. universal grammar
d. maturation


Ans: b

Psychology

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a. Greater competition for limited resources within a group b. Greater support for the care and protection of the young c. Greater attractiveness for females in the mating process d. Greater competition among males for finding a suitable female partner

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