Information-Processing Theorists

question 81

Multiple Choice

Information-processing theorists

• A)describe major changes in thinking that occur during adolescence.
• B)believe that only small changes in cognition occur during adolescence.
• C)posit that no changes in metacognitive functioning occur during adolescence.
• D)view adolescence as a qualitatively different stage of cognitive development than childhood.

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