According to Piaget, more advanced mental structures would not develop without
A) reinforcement.
B) short-term storage space.
C) imitation.
D) disequilibrium.

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Piaget believed that cognitive development occurs through a process of assimilation and accommodation, which leads to a state of disequilibrium, where new information cannot be assimilated into existing mental structures. The individual then has to create new mental structures to accommodate the new information, leading to more advanced cognitive development. Therefore, the development of more advanced mental structures would not occur without disequilibrium. Reinforcement, short-term storage space, and imitation may play a role in cognitive development, but they are not necessary for the development of more advanced mental structures according to Piaget's theory.

According to Piaget, More Advanced Mental Structures Would Not Develop