Which of the Following Best Describes Piaget's Theory

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Piaget's theory?

• A) Cognitive development is almost entirely the result of hard-wired systems that are not dependent on experience.
• B) Infants are born with built-in sensorimotor reflexes, which are modified and transformed into schemes with experience.
• C) Cognitive development does not depend on built-in systems, but rather schemes are built solely from an infant's active exploration of the environment.
• D) Cognitive development does not depend on built-in systems, but rather schemes are built through the zone of proximal development.

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