_____ theories are primarily concerned with children's ability to think and reason about their own and other people's thoughts, feelings, motives, and behavior.
A) Social learning
B) Ecological
C) Psychoanalytic
D) Social cognitive

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Social cognitive theories, such as those put forward by Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg, focus on children's cognitive development and their ability to understand and interpret social situations. This includes their capacity to think about the mental states of themselves and others, known as theory of mind. This is different from social learning theories (A) which focus on how children learn through observation and reinforcement, ecological theories (B) which emphasize the interaction between children and their environment, and psychoanalytic theories (C) which focus on unconscious motivations and early childhood experiences.

_____ Theories Are Primarily Concerned with Children's Ability to Think