Piaget’s theory has been called both maturational and environmental; that is, both nature and nurture are at work. Why? Give an example of each from your own experiences with children
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Piaget’s theory is both maturational and environmental:
maturational: The sequence of cognitive stages is governed by heredity.
environmental: The experiences a child has directly influence development.
Examples of each side of nature/nurture controversy:
nature/maturational: any innate, genetic, or biologic factors, such as eye color and so forth
nurture/environmental: any learned experience, such as home/family, school, media,
peers, toys, and so on
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