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mwit1967

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One of Chomsky's most persuasive arguments for refuting Skinner's theory of language acquisition was his observation that children
 
  a. produce sentences they have never heard.
  b. show similar language development across cultures.
  c. are rewarded for using correct language.
  d. learn to follow complex language rules, even though they are not aware of doing so.

Question 2

Noam Chomsky proposed that
 
  a. humans are genetically programmed to acquire and use language.
  b. language is learned through the mechanism of reinforcement.
  c. as children learn language, they produce only sentences they have heard before.
  d. the underlying basis of language is different across cultures.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
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