Human Infants Appear to Come into the World with a Prewired

Multiple Choice

Human infants appear to come into the world with a prewired ability to comprehend language. Evolutionary theorists think that this ability is _______.

A) largely the product of early learning
B) regulated by primitive brain structures that are evolutionarily very old
C) an example of a behavioural adaptation
D) indicative that the fetus is learning language before birth