It Is the 1920s and You Are Attending a Conference

question 73

Multiple Choice

It is the 1920s and you are attending a conference in which Jean Piaget is presenting his early theories on cognitive development to the scientific community.The attendees are stunned when he postulates that ________.

• A)infant reaction time indicates a biological element to learning
• B)infants are empty vessels waiting to be filled with knowledge
• C)children have markedly different thought processes than adults
• D)cognition is partly dependent on the culture a child is raised in

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