Mrs. Bondle 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." Assuming Mrs. Bondle's child develops normal language skills, her pattern of feedback would be inconsistent with
A)the behavioral view of language development.
B)the nativist view of language development.
C)all major theories of language development.
D)the transformational theory of language development.

Question

Mrs. Bondle 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." Assuming Mrs. Bondle's child develops normal language skills, her pattern of feedback would be inconsistent with ​
A)the behavioral view of language development.
B)the nativist view of language development.
C)all major theories of language development.
D)the transformational theory of language development.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Behavioral theories emphasize reinforcement and correction of errors in language learning, so Mrs. Bondle's lack of correction of grammatical errors is inconsistent with this view.

Mrs Bondle Seldom Corrects Her 4-Year-Old's Grammatical Errors, Such as "Her