Hughes' Policeman Doll Study

Where did the policeman doll study take place?

• Aberdeen

• Edinborough

• Glasgow

• Edinburgh

• Edinbrugh

What did the policeman doll research?

• egotistical children

• egocentrism in children

• egotism in children

• conservation in children

Piaget thought children were egocentric until age

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Hughes studied egocentrism in children aged

• 2-3

• 3.5-5

• 4.5-6

• 6-7

How many children did Hughes study?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

What percentage of children were able to hide the doll from two policemen dolls?

• 90%

• 92%

• 96%

• 98%

In more complex trials, using five or six sections, 3 year olds had more trouble hiding the doll. Does this support or go against Piaget's research?

• This point supports Piaget

• This point goes against Piaget

Hughes' policeman doll study shows that Piaget ............................... younger children's abilities

Egocentrism is

• not being able to understand someone else

• thinking the quantity of something has changed because its appearance has

• only understanding the world from your point of view

• being selfish

One strength of Hughes' research is

• the children had practice first

• the children in the experiment were younger

• the task made more sense to children

• the researcher may have given clues