Critics of Piaget’s theory contend that __________

a) he overestimated children’s abilities
b) his theory is better at describing behavior at a given stage than at explaining why the shift from one stage to the next occurs
c) he had a broad view of what is meant by thinking and knowing
d) his theory should have included only two stages


Answer: b

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