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A. underextending B. hyperextending C. overregularizing D. paraphrasing Answer:D Page: 178 Guidepost: 8 Type: F 126. According to which of the following theories is language acquired by imitation and reinforcement of specific sounds? A. Piagetian theory B. psychometric theory C. nativism theory D. learning theory Answer:C Page: 179 Guidepost: 8 Type: C 127.
Behaviour operates on the environment to bring about favorable consequences or avoid adverse ones. These same ideas of operant conditioning can also be applied to language acquisition because Skinner believed that language could be treated like any other kind of cognitive behaviour. According to the behaviourist theory, language learning is a process of habit formation that involves a period of trial and error where the child tries and fails to use correct language until it succeeds.