Support for Innate Evolved Mechanisms Is Illustrated by the Finding

question 162

Multiple Choice

Support for innate evolved mechanisms is illustrated by the finding that

• A)the specific language children learn depends on the language to which they are exposed
• B)infants are born with the ability to learn any language
• C)smiling is recognized as an expression of happiness only in some cultures
• D)infants develop a preference for certain human faces over time

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