Piaget's theory of cognitive development portrays children as
A. passive recipients of knowledge for whom language shapes thought.
B. actively constructing their knowledge within a social, cultural and historical setting.
C. passive recipients of knowledge because basic information is present from birth.
D. actively constructing their knowledge based on the child's own interactions with the environment, and the use of language to express thought.
Answer: D
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