Current Research on Cognitive Development Indicates That

question 104

Multiple Choice

Current research on cognitive development indicates that

• A)Piaget overestimated the cognitive competence of young children.
• B)symbolic thinking develops earlier than Piaget believed.
• C)Piaget's theory may apply only to middle-class male children.
• D)Piaget overlooked the importance of schemas in cognitive development.

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Definitions:

Conclusions

The judgments or decisions reached after considering all the relevant facts and evidence.

Scientific Method

A systematic approach to research where a problem is identified, relevant data is gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.

Confirmation Biases

A cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.