Which statement about the impact of culture and schooling on concrete operational thought is accurate?
A) Children with no formal schooling master Piagetian tasks only as adults.
B) When children of the same age are tested, those who have been in school longer score lower on transitive inference problems.
C) Brain development combined with experience lead children everywhere to reach the concrete operational stage at about the same time.
D) Evidence indicates that specific cultural and school practices have much to do with mastery of Piagetian tasks.
Answer: D
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