Toddler Jamie is just learning to put words together into phrases. Although his mother is able to understand what it is he wants or means, Jamie's grammar is typically not correct. Jamie one day tells his mother, “I goed store.” Rather than correct Jamie, his mother praises him for talking as she understands the meaning behind the sentence. This exchange between Jamie and his mother argues against which of the following?
A. a universal language theory
B. an operant conditioning explanation of language development
C. sensitive periods of language development
D. a biological basis for language acquisition
B. an operant conditioning explanation of language development
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