Regarding Piaget and Vygotsky's views of cognitive development,
which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Piaget gave too little credit to the role of maturation in cognitive development.
b. Vygotsky focused on the impact of sociocultural factors on cognitive development.
c. Piaget gave too little credit to the effects of the learning environment on cognitive development.
d. Vygotsky's key insight is that children's thinking develops through dialogues with more capable persons.
ANSWER: a
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