Social interactionists __________

A) note that brain regions housing language also govern similar perceptual and cognitive abilities, such as the capacity to analyze musical patterns
B) point out that grammatical competence may depend more on specific brain structures than other components of language
C) hold that an active child strives to communicate, which cues her caregivers to provide appropriate language experiences
D) assume that children make sense of their complex language environments by applying powerful cognitive capacities of a general kind


Answer: C

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