Current research on cognitive development indicates that
A) Piaget overestimated the cognitive competence of young children.
B) symbolic thinking develops earlier than Piaget believed.
C) Piaget's theory may apply only to middle-class male children.
D) Piaget overlooked the importance of imprinting on cognitive development.

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Current research suggests that symbolic thinking develops earlier than Piaget believed. This is supported by studies that have shown that infants as young as 6 months have the ability to understand symbolically represented objects and events.

Current Research on Cognitive Development Indicates That