One of Chomsky's Most Persuasive Arguments for Refuting Skinner's Theory

question 41

Multiple Choice

One of Chomsky's most persuasive arguments for refuting Skinner's theory of language acquisition was his observation that children

• A) produce sentences they have never heard.
• B) show similar language development across cultures.
• C) are rewarded for using correct language.
• D) learn to follow complex language rules, even though they are not aware of doing so.

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