Mr.Young's middle school students are having difficulty with a project that requires them to keep a notebook in which they record careful, systematic, scientific observations and then write two possible hypotheses that could be tested on the basis of the observations. Which of the following theories will best help Mr. Young understand why so many of his students are having difficulty with the project?

a. Erik Erikson's theory on the stages of psychological development
b. Jerome Bruner's theory on how information is processed
c. Jean Piaget's theory on the stages of cognitive development
d. Lev Vygotsky's theory on social learning


Answer: c. Jean Piaget's theory on the stages of cognitive development

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