By definition, attention determines

a. general intelligence

b. the attainment of formal operational thought.
c. which sensory information receives additional cognitive processing.
d. the belief in animism.


c

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a. 6 c. 48 b. 12 d. 54

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Which two principles of Piaget's moral development theory are most closely related?

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