Multiple Choice
In the context of language research, LAD refers to:
A) A boy who is in the early stages of learning language
B) Language acquisition device, an innate mechanism that allows language to be acquired very rapidly
C) A theory developed by B.F. Skinner that explains how language acquisition is based on reinforcement
D) The growth spurt in vocabulary that occurs around 5 years of age
E) Linguistic associative development
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