GCSE AQA Psychology - Piaget

What does the Naughty Teddy Study explore?

• Egocentrism

• Conservation

• Object Permanence

• Schemas

What does the Policeman Doll Study explore?

• Egocentrism

• Conservation

• Object Permanence

• Schemas

What did both Hughes and McGarrigle & Donaldson conclude?

• Piaget was right that children develop conservation and de-centrate around 7 years old

• Piaget was right that children's cognitive abilities develop as they grow older

• Piaget was right that only children that had been taught to do these tasks were able to complete them

• Piaget was right that egocentric children cannot conserve

• Piaget underestimated the abilities of young children

What is a schema?

Knowing that shreddies and cheerios are cereal and then learning Weetabix is another type of cereal is an example of

• A schema

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Cognitive development

Knowing that a furry four legged animal is a dog, but then learning that other furry four legged animals are not dogs is an example of

• A schema

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Cognitive Development

A weakness of McGarrigle & Donaldson's study was

• Too many children were tested so the data couldn't be analysed properly

• The children may not have noticed a change took place because they were distracted by the teddy

• The task was not like real life because children don't play with counters or teddies

• The experiment was not well controlled because noise and colour were extraneous variables

What were the results of Hughes' study?

• 30% place the doll out of sight of the two policemen

• 50% place the doll out of sight of the two policemen

• 70% place the doll out of sight of the two policemen

• 90% place the doll out of sight of the two policemen

Piaget's third stage of cognitive development is

• sensorimotor

• pre-operational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

A key characteristic of the sensorimotor stage is:

• Developing logical reasoning

• Developing conservation

• Developing object permanence

• Developing de-centration