What Is Demonstrated by the Textbook's Case History of Genie

question 129

Multiple Choice

What is demonstrated by the textbook's case history of Genie?

• A) evidence for the sequencing of cooing and babbling
• B) the effects of teaching ASL to young children
• C) support for the hypothesis that there are sensitive periods for learning language
• D) proof that language acquisition is genetically determined

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Definitions:

Knowledge

The fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association.

Mental Processes

Internal, cognitive activities that are involved in acquiring, processing, and storing information.

Generative

Capable of producing or creating something new or different, often in a way that is automatic or self-sustained.

Extraterrestrials

Beings that originate outside Earth and its atmosphere, often speculated about in the context of life existing on other planets or in outer space.