The behaviourist approach/imitation theory was coined by
Skinner
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The nativist approach/innate theory was coined by
Pinker
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the social interaction/interactionalist approach was coined by
Bruner
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the cognitive approach was coined by
Piaget
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what is the imitation theory by Skinner
language is developed through imitation others, gaining positive and negative feedback
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what is the innate theory by Pinker
Children are preprogrammed with a LAD which helps acquires them language
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what is the interactionalist theory by Bruner
Early language of a child can be influenced and improved upon by an adults interaction with a child
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what is the cognitive theory by Piaget
language grows as a child understands how the world develops
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what disproves the imitation theory
Chomsky claims that language is innate, suggesting that reinforcement doesn't affect rate of learning
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what disproves the innate theory
there was no study conducted to back this up and it places too much emphasis on inbuilt knowledge and not enough on surrounding factors that may also influence
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what disproves the interactionalist theory
children, globally, still develop at the same rate, even if their caregiver does not use acquisition features
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what disproves the cognitive theory
it does not take into account neurodivergent children and how they struggle to understand concepts before acquiring language
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imitation study was
on rats and pigeons, shocking and rewarding their tasks
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innate study
was never conducted
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interactionalist study
does not exist as it is based off of belief
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cognitive study
Waxman, found adding labels to things helped a child's understanding
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before birth is
children learn rhythms of native language before being born
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crying is
pre-verbal patterns to express emotions
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cooing is
6-8 week stage when child begins to gain control of vocal cords to make actual sounds
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babbling is
6-9 month stage where sounds made are most close to adult speech, using intonations and reduplicated or variegated patterns
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holophrastic stage is
9-18 months using one word to convey meaning for a certain function, mainly language specific
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two-word stage is
18-24 months joining two words together with limited ranges in patterns
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telegraphic stage is
2-3 years using longer utterances excluding determiners, auxiliary verbs and prepositions
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post-telegraphic stage is
3+ years with virtuous errors, including determiners, auxiliary verbs and prepositions
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The nativist approach/innate theory was coined by
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