According to B

question 31

Multiple Choice

According to B.F. Skinner, some parents require that children's utterances of words be progressively closer to actual words before those words are reinforced. What term describes this language development?

• A) shaping
• B) expressive vocabulary
• C) negative reinforcement
• D) grammatical construction

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Definitions:

Nativist View

The perspective that certain skills or abilities are innate and hardwired into the brain at birth.

Language Development

The process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Piaget's developmental stages, from birth to about 2 years of age, where infants learn about their environment through sensory experiences and motor activities.

Substages

Divisions or phases within a larger developmental stage or process, often highlighting specific patterns or behaviors characteristic of that phase.