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Compare, Contrast and Evaluate the Nativist and Empiricist Views of Infant Perception Before going on to discuss the differing nativist and empiricist viewpoints, it is important to firstly establish what is meant by the terms 'infant' and 'perception'. Infancy can be described as the period from birth to 24 months of age. Perception refers to the brain's interpretation of the various sensory inputs it receives from the environment, such as light, sound, smell, touch and taste, and allows us to achieve an understanding about the world around us. The question of whether our basic perceptual understanding of the world is in-built and present from birth, or develops as a result of learning and experience, has been of much debate. Nativists hold the former view, that many perceptual abilities are present at birth. In contrast, empiricists take the latter position, arguing that there is a minimum level of experience necessary to support...

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