alleryThe LAD is described as an inborn:
AMental capacity for language
BHabit formed by reward
CStore of word meanings
DSkill gradually built in school
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mental capacity for language
1. The LAD is a purported instinctive mental capacity.
2. It enables an infant to acquire and produce language.
3. So it is an inborn capacity, not a reward habit, a word store or a school skill.
**Why not the others:** A reward habit is the behaviourist idea, and a word store and a school skill are learned, not inborn.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Language acquisition device", section "introduction" (revision 1289336714)_
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