Which One of the Following Statements Best Illustrates a Neo-Piagetian

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements best illustrates a neo-Piagetian approach to cognitive development?

• A) As children grow older, their increasing working memory capacity enables them to think in qualitatively more sophisticated ways about particular content domains.
• B) Children's progression through various stages of cognitive development is almost entirely the result of environmental experiences; brain maturation has little to do with their advancements in thinking.
• C) Children's progression through various stages of cognitive development is almost entirely the result of brain maturation; environmental experiences have little to do with their advancements in thinking.
• D) Children's acquisition of various cognitive abilities occurs in a gradual, trendlike manner rather than in discrete stages.

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Domestic Consumption

The total amount of goods and services consumed within a country's borders.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the total amount they actually pay.

Producer Surplus

The disparity between the minimum amount producers are prepared to take for a product or service and the higher amount they end up getting.

Blockade

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