LSAT 113 – Section 2 – Question 09

LSAT 113 - Section 2 - Question 09

June 2002

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B
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Psychologist: Although studies of young children have revealed important facts about the influence of the environment on language acquisition, it is clear that one cannot attribute such acquisition solely to environmental influences: innate mechanisms also play a role. So, the most reasonable question that ought to be studied is whether _______.

Summary

The Psychologist claims that one cannot attribute children’s development of language solely to environmental influences. Why? Because children’s innate mechanisms also play a role in the development of language.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

So, the most reasonable question that ought to be studied is whether innate mechanisms or environmental factors play a more significant role for a child’s language development.

A
language acquisition can ever be fully explained

The Psychologist is not concerned if the development of language could ever be fully explained. Rather, the Psychologist is concerned with how language development could be partially explained.

B
innate mechanisms are a contributing factor in language learning

The Psychologist already claims that innate mechanisms play a role in the development of language.

C
language acquisition is solely the product of innate mechanisms

The Psychologist concedes that innate mechanisms are not the sole factor for language development. Rather, the Psychologist is claiming that these mechanisms play a role.

D
parents and peers are the most important influence on a child’s learning of a language

We don’t know whether parents and peers are the most important influence for developing language. We only know that environmental factors and innate mechanisms influence this development in some way.

E
innate mechanisms play a more important role in language acquisition than a child’s immediate environment

We know from the Psychologist that innate mechanisms play a partial role and environmental factors are not the sole influence on the development of language. Therefore, the next logical step is to consider what proportion of language development could we attribute to each of these factors.

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