Which Describes One of the Major Criticisms of Piaget's Theory

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which describes one of the major criticisms of Piaget's theory concerning formal operational thought?

• A) Adolescent thinking is not as irrational as Piaget predicted.
• B) The belief that only males could think abstractly was sexist.
• C) Adolescents do not appear as cognitively competent as Piaget thought.
• D) Piaget argued that cognitive development continues to advance into old age, while research has found little change after age 20.

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