Which of the following best represents a cognitive approach to childhood language learning?
a. Children acquire language in response to parental approval.
b. Children are born with distinct physical features that facilitate learning the language of their parents.
c. Children are born with innate mechanisms for learning language.
d. Children acquire language in response to being understood.
ANSWER: c
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