What Observation Contradicts the Idea That Imitation Is the Method

question 174

Multiple Choice

What observation contradicts the idea that imitation is the method by which children acquire language?

• A) Children are not capable of imitation at the age they acquire language.
• B) Reinforcement, not imitation, appears to be the mechanism by which children acquire language.
• C) Children utter sentences that they have never heard spoken by the people in their environment.
• D) Children who frequently imitate others tend to acquire language more quickly than children who do not imitate.

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