Roger Brown (1973) challenged the behavioristic explanation of language acquisition by pointing out that parents

A) play no documented role in their children's acquisition of language.
B) contribute to their children's language development by genetic means.
C) often pay no attention to the grammatical form of their children's utterances.
D) imitate and expand upon the sounds and words produced by their children.

Behavioristic Explanation

An interpretation of behavior based on the principles of behaviorism, focusing on observable and measurable actions without considering thoughts or feelings.

Grammatical Form

The structure and arrangement of words in sentences, which follow specific syntactic rules of a language.

Language Acquisition

The process by which humans learn to comprehend and communicate language, typically during childhood.