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Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
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10. Developmental Psychology
Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
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Which of the following was among Piaget's findings about early childhood according to his cognitive developmental theory?
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Children in early childhood can easily perform complex abstract reasoning tasks.
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Children in early childhood are able to think logically about hypothetical situations.
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Children in early childhood are egocentric and have difficulty seeing things from others' perspectives.
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Children in early childhood consistently understand the concept of conservation.
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Step 1: Understand Piaget's stages of cognitive development, focusing on the Preoperational Stage, which typically covers early childhood (ages 2 to 7).
Step 2: Recall that during the Preoperational Stage, children exhibit egocentrism, meaning they have difficulty taking the perspective of others.
Step 3: Recognize that children in this stage struggle with tasks involving conservation, which is the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance.
Step 4: Note that complex abstract reasoning and logical thinking about hypothetical situations develop later, primarily in the Formal Operational Stage (starting around age 12).
Step 5: Conclude that among the options, the finding that children in early childhood are egocentric and have difficulty seeing things from others' perspectives aligns with Piaget's theory.
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