12 JUN 2013 by ideonexus

 Innate Learning Abilities in Children

Piaget\'s View on Child Learning > Similarity > The Possible Innate Nature of Language Acquisition in Children
Children are like scientists, innately capable of understanding the world through experimentation, they also may have in-built mechanisms for learning language.
Folksonomies: nature nurture
Folksonomies: nature nurture
26 AUG 2011 by ideonexus

 Human Cognitive Plasticity

Prenatal Influences as Information for the Fetus > Time Sequence > The Affect of a Nurturing Environment on Babies
Infants in the womb are taking in information about the environment into which they will be born, and after they are born they continue to adapt to their environment. A nurturing environment produces good citizens, a harsh environment produces gang members.