Question

the tabula rasa concept:
a. says we build upon our biological traits.
b. states that learning is a result of innate talent.
c. says everyone has a hidden, inner life.
d. states that we are born a blank slate.

Explanation:

The tabula rasa concept, from philosophy (a sub - field of Arts), posits that individuals are born without built - in mental content (like a blank slate). Option A is about biological traits (more related to nature in a nature - nurture debate but not tabula rasa). Option B is about learning as a result of innate talent (opposite of tabula rasa which emphasizes no innate knowledge for learning). Option C is about a hidden inner life (not related to the blank slate idea). Option D correctly states the essence of tabula rasa.

Answer:

D. states that we are born a blank slate.