Piaget's theory implies that as children reorganize their cognitive structures, they rise to a higher and qualitatively different level of logical thought. Once achieved, these new structures and organizations
A) apply across all contexts.
B) are temporary, and often "regress" to a lower stage of development.
C) influence thinking only within a particular context or domain of knowledge.
D) depend on the child's age, rather than on their level of experience.
A) apply across all contexts. Piaget's theory is domain-general: this means that the cognitive structures that children develop should be available to any type of cognitive activity or domain.
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