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

question 13

Multiple Choice

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

• A) trial and error.
• B) intuition.
• C) outcome simulations.
• D) a built-in readiness to learn grammar rules.

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Definitions:

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely.

Probability

The chance of a particular outcome occurring, often quantified as a number between 0 (impossible) and 1 (certain).

Subway Waiting

The period of time passengers wait for a subway train to arrive at a station.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is evenly balanced around the mean, indicating that values close to the mean occur more frequently than values that are distant from the mean.