Mandy seldom corrects her 4-year-old's grammatical errors,such as "Her drinked my milk." However,she is careful to correct factual errors,such as "Tiger ate his milk." If Mandy's child develops normal language skills,which theory is weakened by this evidence

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The behavioural view of language development posits that children learn language through reinforcement and shaping of correct language. However, Mandy's lack of correction for grammatical errors weakens this theory as she is not reinforcing or shaping correct language usage. This suggests that language development may not simply be a result of reinforcement and shaping, but rather a more complex process of innate ability and environmental influences. The other theories may still hold valid explanations for language development.

Mandy Seldom Corrects Her 4-Year-Old's Grammatical Errors,such as "Her Drinked