Which of the following findings raises doubt about Chomsky's assumption that grammatical knowledge is innately determined?
A) Adults and adolescents have more difficulty acquiring a second language than young children.
B) Complete mastery of some grammatical forms is not achieved until well into middle childhood.
C) Chimpanzees learn to communicate through sign language and symbols.
D) As children acquire language, the brain becomes increasingly specialized for language processing.
B
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a. life-span b. cognitive-developmental c. psychosocial d. ecological
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(a) Prozac (b) dopamine (c) thorazine (d) schizomine (e) none of these
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Superordinate concepts are usually informative but not distinctive, while subordinate concepts tend to be distinctive but not informative.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)