What Was the Primary Argument of John Locke's Tabula Rasa

question 62

Multiple Choice

What was the primary argument of John Locke's tabula rasa theory?​

• A)​that natural selection favors individuals who have adaptive personalities
• B)​that the mind of children is born empty and cannot develop until adolescence
• C)​that we are very different at birth and that our individualities are genetically programmed
• D)​that we are biologically identical at birth in the potential for personality development

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Definitions:

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

Branch Plants

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Low-Wage

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Deskilling Thesis

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