Which of the following provides evidence against the behavioral view of language development?
A) Researchers haven't yet located the LAD in the brain.
B) Parents reinforce proper grammar and punish improper grammar.
C) Children say new things that they haven't ever heard before.
D) The environment plays the most important role in language acquisition.

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The behavioral view of language development posits that language is acquired through imitation and reinforcement. However, children often say new things that they have never heard before, providing evidence that language acquisition is not solely based on reinforcement and imitation.

Which of the Following Provides Evidence Against the Behavioral View