According to Watson, Children Are Born as a Blank Slate

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to Watson, children are born as a blank slate, or tabula rasa.Which of the following characteristics should a child then possess from birth?

• A)the potential for cognition, but not the experiences necessary to use thought productively
• B)basic reflexes through which he or she can have sensory experiences
• C)associations between action and effect
• D)the ability to free associate through nonverbal response

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