Which of the Following Reasons Led to the Criticism of Piaget's

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reasons led to the criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

• A)Piaget overestimated the cognitive capacities of very young children.
• B)Piaget observed that the cognitive acumen of adolescents was lesser than young children.
• C)Piaget proposed that formal operational thought does not emerge consistently in early adolescence.
• D)Many adolescents and adults do not reason as logically as Piaget proposeD.

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