The Case Study of Genie, an Individual Who Grew Up

question 57

Multiple Choice

The case study of Genie, an individual who grew up in extreme isolation, demonstrates that ______.

• A)people lose their speech learning abilities by the time they reach adolescence, unless they are stimulated early in life
• B)speech learning ability is more or less unchanged throughout one's lifespan
• C)speech learning is effectively impossible for someone whose early development took place in isolation
• D)early development is crucial for speech learning, but some speech learning abilities persist into later life

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