Researchers were interested in how students solved three tasks. The first task involved determining what factors influence the bending of a rod. The second task involved experimenting with different combinations of chemicals to determine which combination produced a yellow solution. The third task was the pendulum problem. These researchers were most likely studying the cognitive abilities of

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The tasks described involve complex reasoning, hypothesis testing, and understanding abstract principles, which are characteristic of formal operational thinking, a stage of cognitive development described by Piaget that typically begins in adolescence.

Researchers Were Interested in How Students Solved Three Tasks