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Behaviourism (Skinner, 1957) - Correct Answer- Children learn through imitation
- Positive/negative reinforcement
- Conditioned into using language right
Bruner - Correct AnswerTheorist focused on child's interaction with caregivers.
Includes LASS, scaffolding, and discovery learning and constructivism, i.e. rituals
(bath, bed, meal).
Bellugi (1967) - Correct AnswerTheory relating to questions:
- Rising intonation
- Inversion of auxiliary verbs to signify question
- Formulaic 'wh-' questions
- Tag questions
Nativist (Chomsky, 1965) - Correct AnswerHumans have inbuilt capacity to
acquire language. Child's brain contains special language-learning mechanisms at
birth. Came up with 'Wug' test.
Piaget - Correct AnswerSwiss psychologist who came up with theory relating to
child's stages of cognitive development, emphasising that they're active learners,
i.e. asking questions.
Vygotsky - Correct AnswerTheorist focused on the social world of people when
explaining cognitive & social development. Props are used as pivots at first, then
imagination as child grows older.
Berko and Brown (1960) - Correct AnswerTheorists who studied that child calls
fish 'fis' and child tells adult this is wrong when replicated - child isn't aware of
contrast