Consider these statements. Statement A: Piaget was too specific about the cognitive processes involved in cognitive growth. Statement B: Piaget paid little attention to the influence of the social world on cognitive development. Statement C: Piaget's use of easy tasks overestimated infants' and young children's competencies. Statement D: Children's thinking within each stage is not as consistent as Piaget described. Which statement describes a weakness of Piaget's theory?

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Piaget's theory is often criticized for underestimating the influence of the social world (Statement B) and for suggesting that children's thinking is more consistent within stages than it actually is (Statement D).

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