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    In the Mentalist Theory, errors are seen as inevitable and important signs that a child is acquiring language, unlike the Behaviorist Theory which sees errors as undesirable and unlearnable. The Mentalist Theory focuses on how people acquire, process, and store language information through cognitive psychology but does not include other aspects like pragmatics or how social contexts can affect syntax usage. The theory may not fully explain how language is used differently in various social contexts or whether language acquisition is solely an individual process or influenced by society.

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    In the Mentalist Theory, errors are seen as inevitable and important signs that a child is acquiring language, unlike the Behaviorist Theory which sees errors as undesirable and unlearnable. The Mentalist Theory focuses on how people acquire, process, and store language information through cognitive psychology but does not include other aspects like pragmatics or how social contexts can affect syntax usage. The theory may not fully explain how language is used differently in various social contexts or whether language acquisition is solely an individual process or influenced by society.

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    Reflection On Mentalist Theory

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    In the Mentalist Theory, errors are seen as inevitable and important signs that a child is acquiring language, unlike the Behaviorist Theory which sees errors as undesirable and unlearnable. The Mentalist Theory focuses on how people acquire, process, and store language information through cognitive psychology but does not include other aspects like pragmatics or how social contexts can affect syntax usage. The theory may not fully explain how language is used differently in various social contexts or whether language acquisition is solely an individual process or influenced by society.

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    Reflection on class 03/23 – Mentalist Theory – Livia Rosi

    When it comes to think about the Mentalist Theory one thing that is important to
    highlight versus the Behaviorist Theory is how errors are seen. In the
    Behaviorist theory, errors are considered undesirable, an incorrect utterance
    that cannot be acquired, meanwhile in the Mentalist they are inevitable and also
    important to see that the child is acquiring the language.
    One thing that caught my attention to the Mentalist Theory is although it is from
    a branch of psychology- the cognitive psychologist – and studies how people
    acquire, process and store information of the language it doesn’t include other
    aspects such as pragmatics. It seems to consider the syntax but not how the
    surround can affect this syntax usage. As we know that language is social, how
    can we explain how we use specific features of language in one context and do
    not use in other contexts. Is language only an individual process or is it affected
    by the society?

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