Recap of the 'naughty teddy study'

How many participants took part in the 'naughty teddy study'?

• 50

• 76

• 80

• 89

Where did the sample of this study come from?

• London

• Paris

• Edinburgh

• Dublin

What was the average age of the two groups of children in

the study?

• 3 years and 2 years

• 4 years and 6 years

• 4 years 10 months and 5 years 10 months.

• 7 years and 1 month and 8 years and 2 months

What does conservation mean?

• To understand a change in volume when the appearance of objects change.

• To understand that quantity remains the same even when the appearance of an object or group of objects changes.

• To understand that quantity changes when the appearance of an object changes

• To understand that nothing stays the same

How many rows of counters were shown to the children?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

What percentage of children gave the correct answer if the counters were moved deliberately?

• 33%

• 66%

• 41%

• 55%

What percentage of the children gave the correct answer if the change was accidental?

• 72%

• 70%

• 68%

• 98%

What does the study show about the more traditional method that Piaget used of testing conservation?

• It showed children were able to listen to instructions.

• It did not show anything.

• It overestimated what children can do at this age.

• It underestimated what children can do at this age.