Researchers Who Have Been Critical of the Ages That Piaget

question 10

Multiple Choice

Researchers who have been critical of the ages that Piaget attached to each of the stages in his theory of cognitive development have claimed that

• A) children can show abilities that Piaget said they did not have if you simplify the task that is being used to test for that ability.
• B) early development may proceed in stages, but the later stages of cognitive development occur in a series of small, incremental steps.
• C) Piaget made the tasks too easy because the abilities he describes do not appear in development until later than he said.
• D) no real cognitive advancement occurs until children are old enough to engage in social interactions with other people.

Determine the relative ages of rocks and geological features.

Utilize dating methods for determining the age of groundwater.

Know the geologic principles used in the exploration of natural resources.

Apply relative dating principles in investigating human origins.

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Definitions:

Method of Residues

A scientific and logical method where the known causes of a set of phenomena are subtracted to reveal the remaining causes.

Method of Residues

A method of scientific reasoning where one deducts from a complex set of phenomena the parts already explained, in order to isolate the remainder for new analysis.

Necessary Condition

A prerequisite that must be present for a certain effect or outcome to occur.

Sufficient Condition

A condition that, if satisfied, guarantees the occurrence or truth of another condition but isn't necessarily required for the latter's occurrence.