Research Indicates That the Fastest Growing Segment of the Population

question 69

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that the fastest growing segment of the population is the

• A)old old.
• B)young old.
• C)geriatrics.
• D)oldest old.

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Language Acquisition Device

A hypothetical module of the human mind posited to account for children's innate ability to acquire language rapidly as proposed by linguist Noam Chomsky.

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