28. Which statement below best characterizes the basic premise of Cognitive Deve

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28. Which statement below best characterizes the basic premise of Cognitive Development Theory? It stresses the effect of the environment on the child's thoughts and behaviors. Its focus is on the complex interplay between brain physiology and genetics. It stresses the active nature of the child's thoughts as she/he organizes his role perceptions and role learnings around his/her conceptions of the world. It asserts that all gender-role behaviors are directly dependent on the physiological development of the child's mind and body. a. b. c. d.

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Correct Answer - C

Th cognitive development theory was development by Jean Piaget, who was Swiss psychologist. This theory focussed on the cognitive development of an individual and how the thoughts, schemas and concepts are formed. It explains how children learn various cognitive capabilities like object permanence, centration in the pre operational stage and subsequently they learn logic and abstract concepts in concrete operational and formal operational stages.

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