Behaviorists believe that language learning occurs via all of these processes EXCEPT:

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Behavioral theories, also known as learning or stimulus-response theories, emphasize the role of environmental factors in language learning. Behaviorists believe that language learning occurs through processes such as shaping (rewarding increasingly closer approximations to the target language behavior), reinforcement (rewarding desired language behavior), and extinction (discouraging undesired language behavior by not rewarding it). However, biological preparedness, which refers to the innate ability of humans to acquire language, is not a process emphasized by behaviorists. It is more commonly associated with the nativist theories of language acquisition.

Behaviorists Believe That Language Learning Occurs Via All of These