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Preaching to the Converted? From Constructivism to Neuroconstructivism
Author(s) -
KarmiloffSmith Annette
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2009.00086.x
Subject(s) - psychological nativism , empiricism , constructivism (international relations) , psychology , cognitive science , associative property , domain (mathematical analysis) , associative learning , domain specificity , epistemology , cognitive psychology , cognition , philosophy , neuroscience , history , mathematical analysis , immigration , politics , law , international relations , mathematics , archaeology , political science , pure mathematics
— It is argued that neuroconstructivism offers the strongest middle ground between nativism and empiricism, and that two domain‐general mechanisms—statistical learning and associative learning—do not suffice to explain alone the intricacies of brain development and emergent domain specificity.