Learning Theory of Language Acquisition Cannot Explain

question 233

Multiple Choice

Learning theory of language acquisition cannot explain

• A) why children demonstrate systematic errors, such as overregularization.
• B) how reinforcement is used to teach language.
• C) why children imitate adults and other children in their speech.
• D) why children over-generalize the concepts expressed in words.

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Definitions:

Sample

A subset of a population selected for observation and analysis in order to make inferences about the entire population.

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A clearly formulated statement that makes a conjecture about the outcome of an experiment or research, specifying the expected relationship between variables.

Characteristics

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Hypotheses

Proposed explanations made on the basis of limited evidence as starting points for further investigation.