The theories of Language development had helped us to know and understand the concepts of how human language develops from birth until at the maturity level. Every theorist did their and research to explain further the patterns of development of language. There are several theories concerning this matter and that behaviorism and nativism are among of them.
According to the definition, behaviorism is the theory that human and animal behaviour can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts r feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns. It is considered as a combine principle of philosophy and methodology. Behaviorism was started in the early twentieth century and founded by John B. Watson thus he became and considered as father of behaviorism. Watson’s beliefs that behavior can be determined, measured and conditioned through the interaction with the environment and the people around it.
What is nativism? It is the philosophical position or brain has certain innate structures present which play a role in the creation of knowledge. It is a theory that says that most of the basic skills are hard-wired in the brain at the birth. The psychologists who believe that humans are born with a set of abilities that help them learn other skills are Jerry Fodor, Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker.
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