Which researchers found that there is an important role for familiar objects when assessing development? E.g. preoperational stage & mountain task
Massey & Gelman (1988)
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Piaget conducted several similar experiments on the conservation of number, length, mass, weight, volume & quantity. He found that few children showed any understanding of conservation before the age of:
5
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What is the name of the third stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Concrete Operational stage
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Sophia is 10 years old and just starting Year 6. According to Piaget, what stage of development would she be in?
Concrete Operational
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During the Concrete Operational Stage, children have difficulty using what?
Deductive logic
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Amelie is learning reversibility (awareness that actions can be reversed) She is practising this by recognizing that her dog is a Labrador, that a Labrador is a dog & that a dog is an animal. According to Piaget, what stage is Amelie in?
Concrete Operational
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Skills such as logical thought, deductive reasoning & systematic planning emerge at which stage?
Formal Operational
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In which stage can children begin to think abstractly and can form hypothetical ideas?
Formal Operational
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If you asked a child in the concrete stage of development “What would happen if people had no thumbs?” Their response would be:
More practical
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Tests exploring physical conceptualisation & the abstraction of thought were used during which stage?
Formal operational
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Hawkins et al (1984) found that under optimal conditions, pre-schoolers can engage in deductive reasoning. What type of problems do the majority get correct?
Congruent
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What is the definition of assimilation?
When an existing schema is used to deal with a new object/situation
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What is the definition of accommodation?
When an existing schema (knowledge) does not work & needs to be changed to deal with a new object/situation
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Piaget's stages have been criticized because:
All three
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Incorporating new information into your existing ideas is a process known as:
Assimilation
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Two containers hold the same amount, but Jane thinks that the taller, skinnier glass holds more. This is known as:
Conservation
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Piaget believed that children in the concrete operational stage have difficulty with:
Deductive logic
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The ability to think abstractly & systematically solve problems emerges during the:
Formal Operational stage
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Piaget conducted several similar experiments on the conservation of number, length, mass, weight, volume & quantity. He found that few children showed any understanding of conservation before the age of:
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5
Card 3
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What is the name of the third stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
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Card 4
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Sophia is 10 years old and just starting Year 6. According to Piaget, what stage of development would she be in?
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During the Concrete Operational Stage, children have difficulty using what?
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