Childhood Development

Format

• We asked the children three qestion to test their cognitive ability in relation to Piaget's theorys

Does Your Sibling Have a Sibling

• 1 out of 7 children at Imagination Inn responded correctly
• 2 out of 6 children at the kindergarten responded correcly
• This shows that children are egocentric

Theory

• We were testing Piaget's theory that children in the preoperational stage (3 to 7 years old) are egocentric

Pour same amount of liquid into tall glass

• At Imagination Inn and the Kindergarten none of the children we observed could tell us that the glasses were had the same amount of liquid

Theorys

• That children in the preoperational stage can not preserve conservatism
• Our thory was that given that the qestion was multiple choice the children could not think out side of the two possible answes

Pen behind our back

• Piaget believes that humans develop object permanence at around 12 months
• He also beveled that object permanence is the key to thought
• Not one kid thought the pen disappeared supporting Piaget's timeframe

Theory

• We were testing Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
• This test was desinged primarily for the 3 year olds at Imagination Inn

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