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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 Mizo, Question 148

Topic: Language acquisition

Q148

Tawng zir thiam kawnga Behaviourist te ngaihdan nena in mil lo chu a eng ber hi nge ?

  1. (1) Empty vessel
  2. (2) Trial and error
  3. (3) Social interactionCorrect answer
  4. (4) Operant Conditioning

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) Social interaction

  1. The stem asks which idea does not fit the Behaviourist view.
  2. Behaviourists see the child as an empty vessel, learning by trial and error and by operant conditioning (reward and repetition).
  3. Learning language through social interaction is Vygotsky's social-constructivist view.

Trap: (2) trial and error is part of behaviourist learning, not the odd one.