Although Piaget's theory has proven to be a useful one, it has been most criticized on the grounds that
A) not all formal operational adolescents can reason abstractly.
B) it overlooks Case's work on information processing in children.
C) it underestimates the intellectual sophistication of children and adolescents.
D) concrete operational children can actually master object permanence.
E) the stages of cognitive development were not clearly outlined.

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Piaget's theory has been criticized for underestimating the intellectual abilities of children and adolescents, as research has shown that they can perform certain cognitive tasks earlier than Piaget suggested.

Although Piaget's Theory Has Proven to Be a Useful One