The Wild Boy of Aveyron Was Most Likely Not Able

question 107

Multiple Choice

The Wild Boy of Aveyron was most likely not able to learn to communicate with language effectively because

• A) he did not have the LAD needed to learn language.
• B) he refused to communicate with other people.
• C) he had not lived in an environment that exposed him to normal human language before he was found.
• D) he had brain deficiencies in Broca's area at birth.

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Definitions:

Archaea

A domain of single-celled microorganisms distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, often found in extreme environments.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that obtain their energy (nutrition) from consuming other organisms, as they cannot produce it internally.

Organic Compounds

Molecules based on carbon and hydrogen, and often containing other elements, essential to life's processes and found in all living organisms.

First Cells

The earliest forms of life on Earth, thought to have appeared around 3.8 billion years ago, from which all living organisms have evolved.