Brown's research on language acquisition challenged the behaviorist view by emphasizing the importance of: a) Imitation in language learning b) Social interaction and feedback c) Innate language abilities d) Environmental reinforcement
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The behaviorist view emphasizes the role of environmental reinforcement and imitation in language learning. It suggests that language is acquired through a process of stimulus-response and reinforcement, where children learn to produce correct language forms based Show more…
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