Research on newborns indicates that they have a sense of number and quantity. What does this finding suggest about Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
a. It confirms what Piaget claimed about infants in the sensorimotor phase.
b. Some infants are born with superior intelligence.
c. Piaget may have underestimated some cognitive abilities of infants and children.
d. Culture determines what infants are capable of doing.
Answer: C
Rationale: For example, infants appear to understand some basic principles of the physical and social worlds very shortly after birth.
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