DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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Piaget may have overestimated the cognitive skills of infants and preschool children.
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Piaget may have underestimated the influence of cultural factors on cognitive development.
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the theory focuses too much on individual differences in development.
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evidence for the theory is based on cross-sectional research
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is that Piaget may have overestimated the cognitive skills of infants and preschool children. Piaget may have underestimated the influence of cultural factors on cognitive development the theory focuses too much on individual differences development.
Detailed explanation-2: -Piaget’s theory has some shortcomings, including overestimating the ability of adolescence and underestimating infant’s capacity. Piaget also neglected cultural and social interaction factors in the development of children’s cognition and thinking ability.
Detailed explanation-3: -When tasks were altered, performance (and therefore competence) was affected. Therefore, Piaget might have underestimated children’s cognitive abilities. For example, a child might have object permanence (competence) but still not be able to search for objects (performance).