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Piaget's sensorimotor stage is characterized by:


A) The beginnings of conservation
B) Basic schemes for dealing with abstract ideas
C) Schemes based primarily on perceptions and behaviors
D) Inaccurate mental representations of the physical and biological world

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Piaget was undoubtedly influential in the field of cognitive development. However, new research examining cognitive development has suggested finings that are not consistent with Piaget's theory. Use such findings to describe three weaknesses of Piaget's theory. Include specific examples.

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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.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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