Explain the relevance of imitation and reinforcement in fostering language, and then state whether you believe those are sufficient themselves to foster good language development. Justify your answer by citing research findings on this issue.
What will be an ideal response?
The answers should describe modeling and reinforcement properly and state they are not sufficient, citing evidence for biological bases of language acquisition readiness and the importance of caregiver and other social interactions.
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A. standard B. Type I C. Type II D. Type III
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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