The learning theory approach to language acquisition has difficulty explaining which one of the following statements?

a. Children say phrases and sentences they have not heard.
b. Babbling and cooing are inborn vocalizations.
c. Parents reinforce the accuracy of their children's statements.
d. Reading to children increases their vocabulary.


A

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