They do not use consistant logic - the logic that says quantaties can't change
Answers b and c
They lack the ability to 'rewinded the tape' and remember what just happened
Because they are too young to understand the questions being asked
7. Even though the results disproved Piaget's theory of children not being able to conserve as they performed better if only asked one question, how does it support his findings?
There are qualitative changes as children get older
There still issues with younger children findng it difficult to conserve
8. How many mean mistakes out of 4 did the children make on the volume condition of the fixed array question?
2.5
2.0
2.7
9. Who were the Participants?
252 children from London, England
252 children from Devon, England
250 children from Cornwall, England
10. What is the main finding from the results?
That children may posses certain cognitive abilities (e.g.conservation) but may not display them when questioned in a certain way
That children find it easier to answer the fixed array questions
Volume was the material that children made the least errors on
