piaget's (1952) study into the conservation of number Flashcards

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sample

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Swiss children in the pre-
operational & concrete
operational stages.

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aim

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To see the stage of development when children are able to conserve.

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research method

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Natural experiment and cross-sectional study

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procedure

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a) Each child was presented with two
identical, parallel lines of counter.
b) Was asked “Is there the same number of
counters in each row?”
c) Then watched as one of the lines was
spread out (no more counters were added).
d) Was then asked for 2nd time “Is there
the same number of counters in each row?”

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findings

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Children at the beginning of the pre-operational
stage (3-4 years)= more in stretched row.
Children at the end of the pre-operational stage
(5-6 years)= both the same, couldn’t say why.
Children in the concrete operational stage (7+)
= both rows the same & could explain why.

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conclusion

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Children in the concrete operational
stage were able to conserve.

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limitations

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Sample too small & culturally biased
(Swiss, own children)- cannot be
generalised.
Design is invalid- asked same qu.
twice so some answered based
thinking it was wrong the 1st time.

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