Piagets Study

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

Children in the concrete operational stage are more likely to conserve than those in the pre operational stage

Question 2

Research design

Answer 2

Natural experiment
Iv age of children is naturally occurring

Dv ability to conserve

Cross sectional study as Piaget tested children of different ages

Independent measures

Question 3

Sample

Answer 3

Unknown

Included 3 of his children

Question 4

Conclusion

Answer 4

This study supported his hypothesis

Question 5

Criticism

Answer 5

Culturally biased. Only tested on Swiss children. So the ability to conserve may be affected by upbringings

Demand characteristics. Children were asked the same question twice so they may have thought the first answer was wrong and changed it