Which One of the Following Statements Best Illustrates a Neo-Piagetian

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements best illustrates a neo-Piagetian approach to cognitive development?

• A)Rather than involving general stages of increasingly advanced reasoning processes, children's cognitive development may involve discrete stages in particular content domains.
• B)Children's progression through various stages of cognitive development is almost entirely the result of environmental experiences; brain maturation has little to do with their advancements in thinking.
• C)Children's progression through various stages of cognitive development is almost entirely the result of brain maturation; environmental experiences have little to do with their advancements in thinking.
• D)Children's acquisition of various cognitive abilities occurs in a gradual, trendlike manner rather than in discrete stages.

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