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A key point in Noam Chomsky's approach to psycholinguistics is an emphasis on
 
  a. how children learn language by operant conditioning.
  b. how each language in the world has its own unique set of rules about syntax.
  c. how humans have language skills that are inborn.
  d. how language is closely connected with other cognitive skills.

Question 2

According to the discussion called, Psycholinguistics is English-Centered,
 
  a. English is spoken by more people than any other language, so it's important to focus the research on this language.
  b. the brain functions similarly in processing all languages, despite the differences among these languages.
  c. the emphasis on just one language is unfortunate, because languages can vary in so many ways.
  d. the research on world languages has been so extensive that we can draw firm conclusions about linguistic features that are universal.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

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