The functions of Broca's area and Wernicke's area in the brain lend support to whose ideas about language acquisition?
A) Mamie Clark's
B) Mary Ainsworth's
C) B. F. Skinner's
D) Noam Chomsky's

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Broca's area is involved in the production of speech, and Wernicke's area is involved in the understanding of speech. These areas support Noam Chomsky's ideas about the innate aspects of language acquisition, suggesting that the brain has specialized areas for language, which aligns with Chomsky's theory of a built-in "language acquisition device."

The Functions of Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area in the Brain