# Short Arms and Talking Eggs: Why We Should No Longer Abide the Nativist–Empiricist Debate

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/short-arms-and-talking-eggs-why-we-should-no-longer-abide-the-nativist/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | John P. Spencer,Mark S. Blumberg,Bob McMurray,Scott R. Robinson,Larissa K. Samuelson,J. Bruce Tomblin |
| Citations | 213 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2009.00081.x |
| Fields | Psychology,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2138807334 |
| PMID | 19784383 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [John P. Spencer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-p-spencer/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Child and Animal Learning Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/child-and-animal-learning-development/)

## Paper topics

- [Child and Animal Learning Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/child-and-animal-learning-development/)
- [Language and cultural evolution](https://scholariq.org/topics/language-and-cultural-evolution/)
- [Language Development and Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/language-development-and-disorders/)

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