Which theory of language development and acquisition includes the concepts of reinforcement, stimuli control, deprivation, and aversive stimulation?

a. skinner's idea of language

b. jean piaget's theory of cognitive development

c. chomsky's nativist approach

d. bruner's theory of language development

The answer is: a. Skinner’s idea of language

Skinner was a psychologists and one of the first behaviorists. In his language acquisition theory, he states that language acquisition is an environmental and social phenomenon; therefore, children acquire language through operant conditioning, which includes stimuli control, reinforcement (positive and aversive), and deprivation.