Information-Processing Theorists Believe That Developmental Change Occurs

question 120

Multiple Choice

Information-processing theorists believe that developmental change occurs

• A) as a result of equilibration.
• B) in several different forms, rather than by a single mechanism.
• C) when mental structures are massively reorganized.
• D) in a social context.

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