Piaget- Intellectual Development

Question 1

4 skills

Answer 1

Object permanence
Conservation
Egocentrism
Class inclusion

Question 2

Object permanence

Answer 2

Idea an object still exists when not visible
Investigation: removed object from child’s view
Before 8 months stopped searching
After 8 months continued searching

Question 3

Conservation

Answer 3

Quantity remains same despite appearance changing
Investigation:
Liquid conservation task-
Preoperational said more liquid in taller, thinner glass
-also coin/counter moving task

Question 4

Egocentrism

Answer 4

Child see world from only own perspective
Investigation:
Three mountains task- snow, cross, house
Doll opposite,
Preoperational could only recount own pov

Question 5

Class inclusion

Answer 5

Ability to classify into 2 or more categories simultaneously
Or
Can understand difference between subordinate (apple) and superordinate (fruit) and classify in these
Investigation:
7-8 yrs old- 5 dogs 2 cats- asked more dogs or animals?
Preoperational said more dogs, can’t understand can be in more than one

Question 6

Piaget stages of development

Answer 6

Sensory motor
Preoperational
Concrete operation
Formal operation

Question 7

Sensory motor

Answer 7

0-2
Physical sensations and coordination, basic language
8months- object permanence

Question 8

Preoperational

Answer 8

2-7
Egocentrism, conservation and class inclusion
Lack some reasoning

Question 9

Concrete operation

Answer 9

7-11
More developed conservation, egocentrism and class inclusion
Concrete operations- lack abstract reasoning

Question 10

Formal operation

Answer 10

11+
Formal reasoning
Scientific abstract thinking

Question 11

Limitation Piaget intellectual development (flawed)

Answer 11

His research into conservation may be flawed
Could have been influenced by seeing researcher change counter or liquid appearance- creating demand characteristics
McGarrigle changed it so was moved by accident
4-6- if naught teddy accidentally knocked counters together 76% said same number counters

Shows can conserve at 4-6, researchers made them second guess but actually can, Piaget says shouldn’t be able to

Question 12

Limitation Piaget intellectual development (explained)

Answer 12

Seigler- showed child can do class inclusion
100 5 year olds Slovenia
class inclusion tasks (dogs and animals)
Couldn’t but explained after
Scores improved after explanation vs control group

Showed Piaget underestimated child’s ability to reason
when explained so they can understand they can do class inclusion but Piaget says shouldn’t be able to

Question 13

Limitation (police)

Answer 13

Hughes
Tested egocentrism
2 policemen fields of view
As young as 3.5 could put doll where officer coldn’t see it
4 year olds could do it with 2 officers unable to see it
Contradicts paiget as says should fail
But 90% of 3-5 year olds could do it, not egocentric