Dr. Greer believes that children are natural problem solvers and it is from that ability that language is learned. Dr. Greer would probably not agree that children have ____.
A) a Broca's area
B) formal concepts
C) inductive reasoning
D) a language acquisition device

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Dr. Greer's belief that children learn language through their natural problem-solving abilities suggests a disagreement with the idea of a language acquisition device (LAD), which is a theoretical construct proposed by Noam Chomsky to explain that the ability to learn language is innate to humans. The other options (Broca's area, formal concepts, inductive reasoning) do not directly contradict Dr. Greer's belief in natural problem-solving as the basis for language acquisition.

Dr Greer Believes That Children Are Natural Problem Solvers and It