Which best reflects the nurture-based research on language acquisition?
a. Children only learn words that are directly spoken to them.
b. Reinforcing a word does not increase the odds that a word will be learned.
c. Frequent caregiver conversation involving questions encourages language development in children.
d. Aphasia may be related to damage of arcuate fasciculus fibers.
c
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