The Child Depravity Theory Held That the Corruptive Weakness of Children

question 18

Multiple Choice

The child depravity theory held that the corruptive weakness of children could be corrected by

• A) authoritarian teaching techniques.
• B) developmentally appropriate teaching.
• C) naturalistic teaching approaches.
• D) social interaction with peers.

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Definitions:

Victor Of Aveyron

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A cognitive principle, identified by Jean Piaget, recognizing that certain properties of objects (such as volume, mass, number) remain the same despite changes in the form or arrangement of the objects.

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