According to Pinker and Bloom, If the Acquisition of Language

question 229

Multiple Choice

According to Pinker and Bloom, if the acquisition of language was a trait variation that produced just 1 percent more offspring per generation, how long would it take to see an increase in prevalence from 0.1 percent to 99.9 percent?

• A)4000 generations
• B)3 generations
• C)30 generations
• D)40 000 generations

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