Piaget and Inhelder: 3 Mountains Study

What was the primary aim of Piaget and Inhelder’s (1956) Three Mountains Task?

• To assess children's problem-solving skills

• To study children's ability to understand different viewpoints

• To investigate memory retention in children

• To explore children's ability to describe landscapes

What was the sample size used in the Three Mountains Task experiment?

• 50 children

• 100 children

• 75 children

• 120 children

How many children in the study were between the ages of 9 and 12 years old?

• 16

• 21

• 33

• 30

What did the children have to do with the boards shaped and colored like the mountains in the first trial?

• Move the boards to represent the doll's view

• Rearrange the boards to represent their own view

• Match the boards to the photos of the mountains

• Build a new model using the boards

In which trial were the children asked to select a photograph that represented the doll's viewpoint?

• First trial

• Second trial

• Third trial

• All trials

What did the children aged 4 to 6 tend to do during the first trial when asked to represent the doll’s viewpoint?

• Successfully represent the doll's viewpoint

• Revert to their own perspective

• Randomly select a viewpoint

• Refuse to complete the task

What was a common behavior among children aged 7 to 9 years in the Three Mountains Task?

• They consistently represented the doll's viewpoint

• They mostly ignored the doll's viewpoint

At what age did the children demonstrate mastery of understanding the doll’s viewpoint?

• 4 to 6 years old

• 6 to 8 years old

• 7 to 9 years old

• 9 to 12 years old

According to Piaget and Inhelder, why do children in the pre-operational stage fail to understand the doll's viewpoint?

• They lack memory skills

• They are egocentric

• They cannot follow instructions

• They do not have enough practice with the task

How did children aged 9 to 12 show that egocentrism had subsided in the task?

• By accurately predicting their own previous viewpoint

• By selecting pictures that represented the doll’s viewpoint

• By reconstructing the model from memory

• By creating their own version of the mountains