Developmentalists Who Study Children's Cognitive Development from a Piagetian Perspective

question 45

Multiple Choice

Developmentalists who study children's cognitive development from a Piagetian perspective and from an information-processing perspective would agree upon all of the following observations about children's cognitive development EXCEPT that

• A) the development of memory is an important aspect of cognitive development.
• B) the development of logical thinking is based on processes that are more complex than conditioned responses.
• C) cognitive development occurs as a result of diversified experiences in an enriched environment.
• D) age is a determining factor in how children manage and process information to think about and act upon the world.

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Definitions:

P(A ∪ B)

Represents the probability of the occurrence of at least one of two events A or B.

Mutually Exclusive

Two events that cannot occur at the same time, meaning the occurrence of one event precludes the other.

Probability

Probability is a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Independent Events

Two or more events in probability theory where the occurrence of one event does not influence the occurrence of another.