Which of the following theories assumes that children have no innate ability to learn the language and…
Behaviourism explains language learning through conditioning, imitation and reinforcement. It treats learned verbal habits as products of the environment rather than of an…
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Which of the following theories assumes that children have no innate ability to learn the language and rely on operant conditioning to form and improve their understanding and use of it?
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Behaviourism explains language learning through conditioning, imitation and reinforcement. It treats learned verbal habits as products of the environment rather than of an innate language faculty.
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Kerala SET (LBS Centre)