Which of the following statements does not represent assumptions that stage theories share?
a.
each stage builds on the knowledge of the previous stage.
b.
each stage corresponds to a specific age.
c.
a child can pass through the stages in any order.
d.
each stage is qualitatively different than the next.

C. A child can pass through the stages in any order. 

This statement does not represent the assumptions that stage theories share.

The three assumptions that various stage theories share are:
1) people pass through stages in a specific order, A.) Each stage builds on the knowledge of the previous stage.
2) stages are related to age. B.) Each stages corresponds to a specific age.
3) development is discontinuous, with qualitatively different capacities emerging in each stage. D.) Each stage is qualitatively different than the next.