Which one of the following statements best describes a cognitive-developmental perspective of child development?
a. Children are naturally disposed to think about their environment in particular ways; in a sense, some basic knowledge about the world is "pre-wired."
b. Children construct increasingly sophisticated views of the world based on their many experiences with it.
c. Initially, children unconsciously develop a rather complex and confused view of the world, but this view becomes simpler and more straightforward as time goes on.
d. Children repeatedly parrot their parents' and teachers' beliefs, eventually adopting these beliefs as their own "knowledge."
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word