Samuel & Bryant

Question 1

What is samuel and bryants aim?

Answer 1

To investigate whether results detained by piaget on the conservation tast were due to methodological issues or limitations of childrens thoughts.

Question 2

Samuel and bryants IV and DV?

Answer 2

IV: condition, task and age group.
DV: whether the children could conserve or not.

Question 3

3 conditions in samuel and bryant?

Answer 3

Standard
One judgement
Fixed array

Question 4

Participants and sample in samuel and bryants study?

Answer 4

252 chilren all from 5-81/2 years old, all from schools in and around devon. 4 age groups of 63 children then divided into 3 sub-categories for tasks. Opportunity sampling.

Question 5

Samuel and bryants research method?

Answer 5

Laboratory experiment

Question 6

Procedure for samuel and bryant?

Answer 6

Mass: play dough balls next to each other and transformation is to roll one into a cylinder.
Number: two rows of equal amount of counters, transformation is for one to be spread out.
Volume: two equal volume beakers and transformation is for one to be put into a different sized beaker.
One judgement: see transformation but only asked post transformation question.
Standard: piagets study, both questions asked.
Fixed array: dont see transformation and just asked post transformation question.

Question 7

Samuel and bryants results?

Answer 7

Conservation does come with age but asking the same question twice led them to give the wrong answer. Struggled most on the volume task also made most errors in the fixed array comdition as they didnt see the transformation.
Standard condition: 5yrs 3mnths: 8.3 mean mistakes
8yrs 3mnths: 1.7 mean mistakes

Question 8

Samuel and bryants conclusion?

Answer 8

Conservation comes with age and if asked the same question twice, children are led to give the wrong answer.

Question 9

What approach is samuel and bryant in?

Answer 9

Developmental