According to Pinker and Bloom (1992), if the acquisition of language was a trait variation that produced just 1% more offspring, it would increase in prevalence from 0.1% to 99.9% in
A) 3 generations.
B) 30 generations.
C) 4000 generations.
D) 40,000 generations.

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Pinker and Bloom (1992) suggest that even a small reproductive advantage, like 1%, can lead to a significant increase in prevalence over many generations, specifically 4000 generations in this case.

According to Pinker and Bloom (1992), If the Acquisition of Language