Modern nativist theorists essentially propose that

a. language acquisition grows out of children's social interaction with others.
b. language is based in large part on children's developing social-cognitive abilities.
c. children possess a language instinct.
d. the first word a child raised in vocal isolation utters will be from the world's oldest language.


C

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When interviewed, what did boys report that they felt regarding violence in the video games they played?

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