The Pre Operational Stage Flashcards
What’s the key features of pre operational stage?
Symbolic thought
Animism
Egocentrism
Lack of conservation
What does animism mean?
The belief that inanimate objects have thoughts or feelings
Who challenged the idea of animism?
Duveen 1982 - found that children in this stage could distinguish between what out of a farmer cow tree and tractor could think sleep and feel angry
What year was the 3 mountains test used??
1956
What was the findings of the 3 mountains study? (1956)
Children aged 4/5 could not pick from the dolls point of view
Children aged 6 began to chose a different view but it was not the correct one
Children aged 7 picked the right view
Who challenged the idea of egocentrism?
Borke 1975
Hughes 1978
What did borke (1972). Find?
Children as young as 3/4 had lost egocentrism when given a task with Sesame Street toys
What did Hughes 1978 do in their research?
Used a task where the child had to hide a toy from a policeman. He found children lost ego centrism from 3.5 - 5 years
Who did Piaget work with in 1941 to investigate conservation?
Szeminska
What did Piaget and szeminska find?
Children under the age of 7 could not conserve
What was rose and blanks criticism about the conservation task?
It was confusing for the child the use of repeated questions made the child think their first answer was incorrect
What did McGarrigle and Donaldson find in the naughty teddy test? (1978)
60% of 6 year olds could conserve vs 16% of piagets children
What age do children go through the pre operational stage?
2-7 years
