Which of the Following Statements Would Jean Piaget Most Likely

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements would Jean Piaget most likely agree with in regard to child development?

• A)It is difficult for adults to understand why children behave as they do because children have fundamentally different assumptions about the world.
• B)All children in a given age range approach a task the same way.
• C)Child development occurs in a progressive linear order.
• D)It is impossible for a child to progress to a new stage of development without fully overcoming the primal urges of the previous stage.

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