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Nativist
Cognitive Jean Piaget • Piaget emphasized the role of • He overestimated the ability
active exploration and of adolescents and
interaction with the underestimated the capacity
environment in shaping of infants
cognitive development,
highlighting the importance • Piaget neglected the
of assimilation and influence of cultural and social
accommodation in constructing interaction factors on
mental schemas. children's cognition and
thinking ability
• Children do not think like
adults and so before they can • His theory had some ethical
begin to develop language they and bias problems as he
must first actively construct studied his own children.
their own understanding of the
world through their
interactions with the
environment. A child has to
understand a concept before
they can acquire the particular
language which expresses that
concept.
• Cognitive development
results from the interplay
between innate capabilities
(nature) and environmental
influences (nurture).
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https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/english/language-acquisition/behavioral-theory/
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