Lily was separated from her mother at the age of one and locked up in the barn outside her house.Nobody spoke to her or went to meet her.From time to time, she was beaten up.Many years later, she was discovered by the police.She was found to have no understanding of language and behaved more like an animal than a human being.Which of the following is the cause for Lily's situation?
A) Reinforcement
B) Internalization
C) Social isolation
D) Male violence
E) Unsuccessful sex reassignment

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Lily's situation is a clear example of social isolation, where she was completely cut off from any human social contact and deprived of language acquisition during her critical period of development. This deprivation led to her inability to communicate and to behave like a human being. None of the other options are relevant to Lily's situation.

Lily Was Separated from Her Mother at the Age of One