Behaviorists Explain Language Acquisition in Children as a Process Involving

question 126

Multiple Choice

Behaviorists explain language acquisition in children as a process involving _______ of sounds in the parent's language and ________ of foreign sounds.

• A) extinction; reinforcement
• B) reinforcement; extinction
• C) reinforcement; shaping
• D) None of these

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