Which of the Following Research Findings Regarding Cognitive Development Is

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which of the following research findings regarding cognitive development is a challenge to Piaget's theory?

• A) Children actively interpret their worlds, using their developing abilities to assimilate new information and figure things out.
• B) Abstract reasoning is one of the last cognitive skills to develop fully.
• C) New reasoning abilities depend on the emergence of previous abilities.
• D) Cognitive abilities develop in overlapping waves rather than in discrete steps.

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