Kurt Fischer Proposes That Children's Cognitive Development Is Both Gradual

Multiple Choice

Kurt Fischer proposes that children's cognitive development is both gradual and stage-like. Which of the following options describes his idea of how this might work?

A) Children make steady progress in their reasoning skills across all domains.
B) Children with high levels of social support undergo stage-like changes in their thinking, whereas those with low levels of support exhibit more continuous change.
C) Children make abrupt changes in their thinking that reflect domain-specific insights.
D) Children whose brains mature at a faster rate than those of their peers exhibit continuous changes, whereas those with more typical brain growth exhibit stage-like changes in thinking.