Which research finding would be MOST consistent with a nativist perspective on children's development of the understanding of space?
A) Spatial information is processed in a part of the brain that is separate from the parts of the brain that process other information.
B) Arm movement is necessary for infants' initial concepts of space.
C) Language shapes spatial development.
D) Infants exposed to different cultural practices develop spatial understanding at different rates.

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A nativist perspective on children's development posits that basic knowledge of space, time, and other fundamental concepts are innate and pre-existing in the brain. Therefore, finding that spatial information is processed in a separate part of the brain supports this perspective.

Which Research Finding Would Be MOST Consistent with a Nativist