Experience with Genie, who had been denied human contact for the first eleven years of her life, indicates that:
A) after several months in an enriched environment, she overcame the results of her social impoverishment.
B) her most severe deprivation was in the area of language development.
C) neurological tests showed massive brain damage.
D) with specialized tutoring she was able to gain fluency in language.

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Genie's case highlighted that her most severe deprivation was in language development, as she missed the critical period for language acquisition.

Experience with Genie, Who Had Been Denied Human Contact for the First