Modern psychologists generally view the theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, and Erikson as sharing one common flaw. What is it?
A) They all underestimated the abilities of children.
B) None of them conducted any research to support their conclusions.
C) Development does not occur in rigid stages as all three proposed.
D) All three theories were correct for boys and men but not for girls and women.
E) The theories all paid far too much attention to genetic contributions and too little attention to environmental contributions.

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Modern psychologists generally view the theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, and Erikson as sharing one common flaw that development does not occur in rigid stages as all three proposed. They believe that development is a more complex and continuous process that is affected by a variety of factors, both genetic and environmental.

Modern Psychologists Generally View the Theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, and Erikson