Piaget's Theory and Research on the Study of Cognitive Development

question 2

Multiple Choice

Piaget's theory and research on the study of cognitive development came to the United States in the 1960s and

• A) was discounted by developmental psychologists.
• B) was largely guided by other theories of psychological development, such as Freud's.
• C) was mainly focused on infant cognition.
• D) was an alternative to behaviorism.

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