How Does Experience Impact Language? Be Sure to Address Language

question 91

Essay

How does experience impact language? Be sure to address language development in the deaf,the acquisition of a second language,and the idea of a critical period in language acquisition.

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Definitions:

Punishment

An unpleasant consequence given to reduce the occurrence of a particular behavior.

Stimulus Response Bond

The connection formed between a specific stimulus and a specific response through conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle in behavioral psychology stating that the proportion of responses directed toward an option matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained from that option.

Contend

To strive in opposition or against difficulties; to compete or argue.