One Criticism of Piaget's Theory Is That It

question 30

Multiple Choice

One criticism of Piaget's theory is that it

• A) overestimates the cognitive abilities of both infants and adolescents.
• B) underestimates the cognitive abilities of both infants and adolescents.
• C) overestimates the cognitive abilities of infants and underestimates the abilities of adolescents.
• D) underestimates the cognitive abilities of infants and overestimates the abilities of adolescents.

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