Unlike Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory, the Information-Processing Approach

question 117

Multiple Choice

Unlike Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, the information-processing approach

• A) uses clinical interviews to determine a child's stage of development.
• B) does not divide development into stages.
• C) characterizes each developmental stage by qualitatively distinct ways of thinking.
• D) views development as a discontinuous process.

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Definitions:

Elementary School Children

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Gender Identity

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External Genitalia

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