[Xmca-l] Re: The Inimitability of Grammar

[Martin John Packer]

Joseph,

No, the experiment was done to determine whether babies prefer a source of milk, or a source of tactile comfort. Not such an obvious matter.

Martin

On Apr 4, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Joseph Gilbert <joeg4us@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Research can be a distraction from the obvious. An experiment was done with monkeys to determine whether babies prefer a bare wire “mother” or a soft and cuddly “mother”.