Cognitive Psychologists Believe That Behaviorists Cannot Explain Human Language Because

question 67

Multiple Choice

Cognitive psychologists believe that behaviorists cannot explain human language because

• A) behaviorists place too much emphasis on genetic explanations.
• B) behaviorists cannot provide appropriate explanations because their research rarely uses operational definitions.
• C) language has a complex structure that cannot be explained in terms of stimuli and responses.
• D) language is acquired in humans through adults' careful teaching of young children.

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