Emily Believes That Babies Learn Language Simply by Being Rewarded

question 45

Multiple Choice

Emily believes that babies learn language simply by being rewarded for making the correct language-like sound in response to something they hear. Her idea about learning language is MOST similar to the ideas of:

• A) B. F. Skinner.
• B) Edward Tolman.
• C) Herbert Simon.
• D) George Miller.

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