Kiluan has just returned from his first seal hunt and was unsuccessful. Using Piaget’s hypothetical-deductive method of reasoning, what question might Kiluan ask himself about being successful on the next seal hunt?

a) Did I hunt in the right location?
b) Why did I have to go on the hunt?
c) Why doesn’t my brother have to go on the hunt?
d) Did I take my vitamins before I left?


Answer: a

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