With Which Statement About Planning Would Information-Processing Theorists NOT Agree

question 142

Multiple Choice

With which statement about planning would information-processing theorists NOT agree?

• A)Young children often overestimate their abilities, causing them not to plan.
• B)Planning often requires inhibiting goal-directed behaviour.
• C)The quality of planning tends to stabilize in preadolescence.
• D)Information-processing theorists would agree with all of these statements.

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