When children are in the babbling stage of language development, they tend to repeat the particular speech sounds that attract the attention of their caretakers, while rarely repeating those speech sounds that do not receive attention from their caretakers. The fact that some speech sounds are repeated less frequently is due to the behavioral effect known as

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Nonreinforcement explains why certain speech sounds are repeated less frequently during the babbling stage; it occurs when a behavior does not receive attention or reinforcement, leading to a decrease in that behavior.

When Children Are in the Babbling Stage of Language Development