Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Piaget's theory?
A) Piaget largely overlooked the important roles that social interactions and cultural influences play in the process of cognitive development.
B) Many adults fail to attain formal operational thinking or only attain formal operational thinking in limited areas of knowledge.
C) Infants seem to acquire object permanence at a much earlier age than Piaget suggested.
D) Children in the concrete operational stage display a much greater capacity for abstract thought than Piaget believed.

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This statement is actually a contradiction of Piaget's theory, rather than a criticism of it. Piaget believed that abstract thought only develops in formal operational stage, while this statement suggests that children in the concrete operational stage are capable of abstract thought. Therefore, D is the correct answer as it does not present a criticism of Piaget's theory.

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