Which of the Following Research Strategies Showed That Piaget's Estimates

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following research strategies showed that Piaget's estimates of children's moral reasoning were wrong?

• A)researchers clearly separated actors' actions from the outcomes of those actions
• B)researchers read children stories about the moral situations instead of requiring the children to read them themselves
• C)researchers adapted the moral scenarios to incorporate situations more familiar to the children
• D)researchers used a force-choice answer strategy instead of allowing the children to provide open-ended answers

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children (ages 7-12 approximately) gain a better understanding of mental operations, leading to more logical thoughts about concrete events.

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, where individuals can think abstractly and systematically.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into pre-existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Accommodation

The process of adapting or adjusting one's cognitive structures to incorporate new information from the environment.