According to Skinner, language is shaped through
A) innate mechanisms that are wired into the brain.
B) cooing and babbling.
C) data crunching the stream of words that we hear.
D) operant conditioning and the use of reinforcement.

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Skinner believed that language is shaped through operant conditioning, specifically through the use of reinforcement. He argued that children learn language by receiving positive feedback or rewards when they produce correct utterances, and negative feedback or no response when they produce incorrect or incomprehensible utterances.

According to Skinner, Language Is Shaped Through