A Major Distinction Between Piaget's Developmental Theory and the Information-Processing

question 148

Multiple Choice

A major distinction between Piaget's developmental theory and the information-processing approach is that

• A) Piaget sees development as continuous, whereas the information-processing approach views development as occurring in distinct stages.
• B) Piaget sees development as an active process, whereas the information-processing view sees the organism as passive.
• C) Piaget focused on perception, whereas the information-processing approach focuses on thinking and memory.
• D) Piaget sees development as occurring in stages, whereas the information-processing approach sees development as continuous.

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