Children's Language Development: Theorists (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Skinner's profession/type
Skinner's profession/type
American behaviourist psychologist
How Skinner said children learn language
How Skinner said children learn language
Through interactions with the environment
3 key mechanisms in Skinner's theory
3 key mechanisms in Skinner's theory
Imitation, reinforcement, and conditioning
Operant conditioning
Operant conditioning
Behaviour influenced by its consequences
Imitation in Skinner's theory
Imitation in Skinner's theory
Children copy language they hear around them
Why children develop regional accents (Skinner)
Why children develop regional accents (Skinner)
They imitate speech patterns heard in their environment
Example of novel utterance showing limitation
Example of novel utterance showing limitation
'Goed' or 'runned' - overgeneralisation errors
Brown's 1973 finding on grammar correction
Brown's 1973 finding on grammar correction
Parents rarely correct grammatical errors
Poverty of stimulus argument
Poverty of stimulus argument
Complex grammar acquired from limited/imperfect input
Skinner's approach contrasted with
Skinner's approach contrasted with
Nativist theories (e.g., Chomsky)