Nature vs Nurture Debate
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Organic lamp theory has demonstrated the powerful interplay between biological factors and the way in which children are raised.
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Work within the Piagetian framework has shown that both nature and nurture contribute to successful development.
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Problem: Organic lamp theory has demonstrated the powerful interplay between biological factors and the way in which children are raised.
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John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner hold that development is a continuous process, without discrete stages, and that the developing child passively acquires and reflects knowledge. For behaviorists, development results from nurture, from experience and learning, rather than from nature. The most important behaviorist theory is the social learning theory of Albert Bandura, which holds that children learn by watching others around them and imitating others' actions. Piaget's theory involves a discontinuous process of development in four major stages. During the sensorimotor stage, the child's behavior is ...
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