Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Has Been Criticized on the Basis

question 221

Multiple Choice

Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been criticized on the basis of:

• A) the fact that Piaget equated cognitive development with scientific-logical thinking.
• B) Piaget's definition of cognitive development generalizes well to other cultures.
• C) formal operational thinking (stage 4) is much less common than Piaget suggested.
• D) children seem to acquire cognitive skills at the ages that Piaget believed.

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