How is conditioned reinforcement involved in influencing babies to babble sounds in their native language, even when no adults are around to reinforce this behavior?

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The Answer is When an infant babbles a sound that has been paired with a positive reinforcer, such as the parent feeding the infant, the sound will reinforce the behavior of the babbling of the sound by the infant.Suppose, for example, that a parent says, "goo-goo-goo" frequently while feeding an infant.Because of the pairing of "goo-goo-goo" with the food reinforcement, the sound "goo-goo-goo" should become a conditioned reinforcer.Later, when the infant is in the crib alone, the infant may say "goo-goo." Because this sound has become a conditioned reinforcer, the infant is likely to repeat that sound.Thus, conditioned reinforcement appears to be involved in strengthening babbling of babies in their native language even when no adults are around to reinforce this behavior.

How Is Conditioned Reinforcement Involved in Influencing Babies to Babble