Reinforcement theory of language acquisition

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1. Which of the following is an argument usually advanced to support the claim that the Reinforcement Theory of language acquisition is incorrect?

a. Children are not typically receptive to corrections (negative *or* positive stimuli)

b. It is better to assume that language is acquired through general learning mechanisms (not ones specialized for language)

c. Children learn language in a social context (and it is culturally transmitted)

d. There is evidence that children are rewarded/praised by adults when using the correct forms of language

2. Most language acquisition researchers likely believe a model that could be called a Hybrid theory of language acquisition.

True

False

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