According to Skinner, Language Is Shaped Through

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to Skinner, language is shaped through

• A) innate mechanisms that are wired into the brain.
• B) cooing and babbling.
• C) data crunching the stream of words that we hear.
• D) operant conditioning and the use of reinforcement.

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