Topic 1-Development Flashcards
Strengths of Piaget’s Cognitive Theory Of development
Practical applications-Discovery learning uses Piaget’s ideas
Large body of evidence to support
Piaget and Inhelder’s (1956) ← (link) supports his theory
Weaknesses of Piaget’s Cognitive Theory Of development
Didn’t factor environmental factors-Dansen (1994) found that Aboriginal children developed conservation at a later stage than Piaget’s Swiss sample
Subjective
Lacks validity
Strengths of Piaget and Inhelder
Qualitative data was in depth. Used experimental methods, more reliable
Weaknesses of Piaget and Inhelder
Borke (1975) suggested the three mountains task was too hard,and they weren’t egocentric
Three year olds accurately showed Grover’s viewpoint 73% of the time
Willingham used Repacholi and Gopnik (1997) to criticise Piaget’s stages
Study found children of 18 months could show non-egocentric behaviour
Strengths of Gunderson’s Study
Supports Dweck’s theory in a natural setting
Avoids bias in gathering qualitative data
Weaknesses of Gunderson’s Study
Unethical
Participants were deceived
Lack of validity
Parents may have changed their way of praising because they were being observed
Ungeneralisable
Only 53% of parent/child pairs in Chicago were used
Strengths of Dwecks Theory
Practical applications
Evidence such as Yeager and Dweck (2012) support mindset theory
Weaknesses
Ignores other factors for progression. Had judgement but lacked feedback. Artificial setting
Strengths of Willingham/
Practical application
Repacholi and Gopnik’s (1997) results show that young children aren’t as egocentric as Piaget thought
Weaknesses
Doesn’t completely factor in individual differences-Genes
Weaknesses of Morality-
Both may lack ecological validity
Used artificial stories
Kohlberg’s theory may be ungeneralisable
Male-only sample
