Which of the Following Statements Provides Evidence That Critiques Piaget's

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

• A)By 3 months, infants are more interested in events that do not make sense than in those that do.
• B)Object permanence appears earlier in development than previously thought in some cultures.
• C)Infants acquire a primitive understanding of the laws of physics later than Piaget hypothesized.
• D)Some infants may categorize objects based on multiple characteristics while still exhibiting egocentric thinking at other times.

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