The Debate Between Nativists and Empiricists Reflects What Fundamental, Unresolved

question 139

Multiple Choice

The debate between nativists and empiricists reflects what fundamental, unresolved question about human nature?

• A) Do children shape their own concepts, or are they passive recipients of the concepts taught to them by others?
• B) Do children form all concepts through the same mechanisms, or do they possess special mechanisms for forming a few particularly important concepts?
• C) In what ways is concept development continuous, and in what ways is it discontinuous?
• D) Do all children learn concepts in the same manner, or does the sociocultural context matter?

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Definitions:

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