What Did the Nativist Philosopher Descartes Think About Infants

question 13

Multiple Choice

What did the nativist philosopher Descartes think about infants?

• A) He thought that they are born as a "tabula rasa".
• B) He thought that they have ideas that help them make sense of the world around them.
• C) He thought that early experiences and infants' biological endowment shape infants' development.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Government Charges

Fees or fines imposed by governmental entities for services, violations, or regulatory purposes.

Embryo

An early stage in the development of an organism, following fertilization and continuing until it becomes a fetus.

Fetus

Developing human following the embryonic period (after 8 weeks of development).

Genital Tubercle

Median elevation just cephalic to the urogenital orifice of an embryo; gives rise to the penis of the male or the clitoris of the female.