According to Chomsky,which observation of language in children challenges a behavioral account?
A)Children can generate new grammatically correct sentences.
B)Young children tend to repeat what they just heard.
C)If you give a child a cookie every time they say "please," they will say "please" more often.
D)Grammar rules are highly individualistic and the result of childhood learning experiences.

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Chomsky believed that children's ability to generate new grammatically correct sentences that they have never heard before challenges the idea that all language is learned through reinforcement and imitation. This observation suggests that language acquisition involves an innate, biological component.

According to Chomsky,which Observation of Language in Children Challenges a Behavioral