A mother notices that her child sometimes says things that she has never heard adults or her siblings say. She is confused, as she believes that the child…
A mother notices that her child sometimes says things that she has never heard adults or her siblings say. She is confused, as she believes that the child learns language by imitating people in her family and immediate surroundings. Her belief resonates with :
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Correct answer: (C) Behaviourism
Explanation
The belief that children learn language by imitating people around them is behaviourism (Skinner); the child's novel sentences actually support Chomsky's nativism.