Noam Chomsky Attributed Children's Ability to Pick Up Language So

question 44

Multiple Choice

Noam Chomsky attributed children's ability to pick up language so readily to

• A) statistical learning.
• B) frontal lobe activity.
• C) their early critical periods.
• D) a built-in readiness to learn grammar rules.

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