Child Development and Pedagogy · Cross-Cultural Child Development
Based on the cross-cultural work of Robert Serpell in developmental psychology, what major conclusion does he draw regarding intelligence and competence from his research on Zambian children?
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- 1Children's cognitive capacities and skills are deeply shaped by the specific socio-cultural context, daily practices, and environment.✓
- 2Cognitive competencies develop uniformly across cultures, completely independent of daily tasks and cultural practices.
- 3Western standardized intelligence tests perfectly capture the cognitive competencies of children globally without bias.
- 4Developmental psychology should exclusively focus on genetic factors rather than cultural experiences.
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Children's cognitive capacities and skills are deeply shaped by the specific socio-cultural context, daily practices, and environment.
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