This Theoretical Perspective Views Children as Having Some Innate Knowledge

question 170

Multiple Choice

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

• A) information-processing theory
• B) dynamic-systems theory
• C) Piaget's theory
• D) core-knowledge theory

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Definitions:

Attitudes

Psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Conflict

A situation or internal state of discord arising from opposing or incompatible forces, desires, or interests.

Effort Justification

A phenomenon in which individuals rationalize the effort they put into a task by increasing their liking for the outcome, even if it's not what they desired.

Conceptual Validation

The process of confirming that a theoretical concept is accurately reflected or represented in a research study or application.