Which statement accurately represents the behaviorist view of conditioning children’s language development?

a) Ms. Nelson positively reinforces her son’s interest in reading by taking away his favorite video game.
b) Mr. Enriquez negatively reinforces his daughter’s desire to learn by giving her a piece of candy each time she accurately recites the alphabet.
c) Carlisle’s scout leader invites her scouts to sing along with her while she teaches them the lyrics to a new camp song.
d) To encourage recitation of weekly oral reading lessons, Derrick’s teacher makes fun of pronunciation mistakes students make while reading aloud.


Answer: c

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