forbidden experiment

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

language deprivation experiments

Etymology[edit]

So called because ethical guidelines would forbid it. Coined by American scholar Roger Shattuck.

Proper noun[edit]

the forbidden experiment

An experiment where an infant is isolated from the normal use of language in an attempt to discover the fundamental character of human nature or the origin of language.

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