What Was Piaget's View on Intellectual Development Occurring in Stages

question 4

Multiple Choice

What was Piaget's view on intellectual development occurring in stages?

• A) Piaget argued against the notion that children progress through stages of intellectual development.
• B) Piaget argued that all children go through four major stages, but that the order of stages varies from child to child.
• C) Piaget argued that all children go through four major stages in the same order.
• D) Piaget argued that in some cultures children pass through only one stage, while in other cultures children progress through as many as 12 stages.

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