Gesell's maturational theory most closely fits with the ideas of
A) Jean Jacques Rousseau.
B) Erik Erikson.
C) John Locke.
D) John Watson.

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Gesell's theory emphasizes the role of nature in child development, and Rousseau was a philosopher who believed that children are born with an innate sense of right and wrong. Both thinkers believed that children have an inherent developmental trajectory that is largely predetermined.

Gesell's Maturational Theory Most Closely Fits with the Ideas of