Which Criticism Has Been Applied to Piaget's Stage Theory of Cognitive

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which criticism has been applied to Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development?

• A)Piaget overestimated the ages at which children could master various cognitive tasks.
• B)The preoperational stage should really be divided into seven substages.
• C)Piaget focused on a culturally limited set of observations when making claims for universal processes.
• D)The sensorimotor period is longer than Piaget predicted,stretching well into middle childhood.

Learn about the factors influencing variations in growth rates among infants.

Understand the development and functions of the prefrontal cortex in infancy.

Acknowledge gender differences and their timing in growth rates.

Grasp the concept of infant growth restriction and its implications.

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