In Reviewing Aslin's Five Models of Environmental/internal Influences on Development

question 74

Multiple Choice

In reviewing Aslin's five models of environmental/internal influences on development, it could be concluded that the two "pure" alternatives, maturation and induction,

• A) make the most sense for explaining development.
• B) probably do not occur at all.
• C) explain about half of the developmental phenomena covered in the textbook.
• D) are very similar to Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation.
• E) are useful only in assessing adults.

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