The nativist position does not suggest that
A) most normal children around the world acquire language in the same stages and at the same time.
B) reinforcement and imitation are the primary factors influencing language acquisition.
C) language is acquired in stages that occur in a fixed order.
D) language ability is largely innate.

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The nativist position argues that language acquisition is primarily innate and that most normal children around the world acquire language in the same stages at the same time, as well as that language is acquired in stages that occur in a fixed order. However, it does not suggest that reinforcement and imitation are the primary factors influencing language acquisition, which is why option B is the correct answer.

The Nativist Position Does Not Suggest That