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Piaget differed from psychoanalytic and psychosocial theorists by focusing on children's:
ACognitive growth
BMoral character
CPhysical strength
DSocial status
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cognitive growth
1. Each stage theorist chose a different aspect of the child to track.
2. Instead of approaching development from a psychoanalytical or psychosocial perspective, Piaget focused on children's cognitive growth.
3. His four stages describe how thinking itself changes.
4. Erikson's psychosocial stages instead track relationships and identity.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Lifespan Development', sections 9.1-9.4_
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