piaget how children think

Question 1

What test did Piaget carry out to show the stage when children begin to reason and think logically

Answer 1

The test of conservation

Question 2

What is conservation

Answer 2

Conservation refers to children’s understanding that the amount remains the same even when the container’s shape has changed

Question 3

Test is carried out in 3 stages. What’s are the stages

Answer 3

1. The child is shown two identical glasses with the same amount of water in each
2. The water from one glass is poured into a tall, narrow beaker
3. The child believes that the tall, narrow beaker contains more water

Question 4

What does piagets test show

Answer 4

1. By the age of seven, children can think logically and have the ability to understand that the quantity of water stays the same when poured into different container
2. Younger children might not understand this because they can’t think about more than one aspect of a situation at one time

Question 5

What is egocentrism

Answer 5

A young child’s inability to see a situation from another person’s point of view

Question 6

According to Piaget when do children see things from their own POV

Answer 6

when they are 7 years old

Question 7

How did he prove his theory of egocentrism

Answer 7

Used a Swiss mountain test

Question 8

Criticisms of Piaget egocentrism

Answer 8

• he sometimes underestimated children’s rate of development
• some children can see things from the perspective of others before the age of 7
• with support, children can develop more advanced concepts