Why Was Piaget Especially Interested in the Incorrect Answers That

question 77

Multiple Choice

Why was Piaget especially interested in the incorrect answers that children gave to his questions?

• A)They supported his theory that children have little innate knowledge and must be taught everything.
• B)They supported his theory that children are incapable of learning at some points in development.
• C)They showed that younger children do not merely know less, but they think differently from older children.
• D)They supported his theory that young children used the same thought processes as older children but lacked the memory capacity to process information effectively.

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