Which of the Following Statements About Piaget's Theory of Cognitive

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Piaget's theory of cognitive development is false?

• A) Piaget believed that we go through four stages in understanding the world and that each stage involves a qualitatively different way of making sense of the world.
• B) Piaget believed that children do not play an active role in constructing their own understanding of the world but rather are passively reacting to environmental influences.
• C) Piaget believed that children use schemas to make sense of their experience.
• D) Piaget's theory suggests that over the course of the four developmental stages, a person progresses from sensorimotor cognition to abstract, idealistic, and logical thought.

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