According to Roger Brown and other psycholinguistic researchers, children refine the way they apply grammatical rules through ______________?

Correct answer: C. experience and self-correction

  • A. positive reinforcement from caregivers
  • B. positive conditioning from caregivers
  • C. experience and self-correction
  • D. memorizing of what others say

Explanation

Children refine grammar through repeated experience with language and by gradually correcting their own rule applications, as shown by shifts from forms such as 'goed' to 'went.' Caregiver reinforcement alone cannot explain this systematic development.

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