The child neglect case of Genie illuminated the critical period hypothesis and provided some evidence that childhood abuse, along with limited exposure to language, __________
a. severely inhibits normal language development
b. moderately impacts language development in the short-term.
c. shows limited negative impact on language development
d. has a neutral effect on normal language development
Answer: A
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