alleryCase studies of language-deprived children such as Genie support the idea of what?
AA sensitive period
BPurely innate language
CNo role for exposure
DFaster adult learning
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A sensitive period
1. Genie was isolated for the first thirteen years of her life.
2. She could not fully acquire language afterward.
3. Such cases point to a sensitive period for language acquisition.
_Source: Wikipedia, Language acquisition, Sensitive period_
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