Which of the Following Observations Supports the Innate Explanation for Language

question 136

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations supports the innate explanation for language and does NOT support the idea that language is learned?

• A) Children imitate words spoken by adults.
• B) Children are rewarded for correctly using words.
• C) Children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences.
• D) When a child makes a language error, parents make needed corrections or ask a clarifying question to draw the child's attention to the error.

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Definitions:

Commercial Use

The use of products, services, or information for business purposes or financial gain, as opposed to personal or educational use.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of a resource, such as labor or capital, holding all other input factors constant, crucial in determining how many resources a firm should hire or use.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, usually calculated as the ratio of output produced to inputs used.

Marginal Revenue Product

is the additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of input, such as labor or capital, in the production process.