2.3.1 Aim and Hypotheses

Cards (16)

  • What concept does Piaget's Three Mountains Task examine?
    Egocentrism
  • Children in the preoperational stage can easily describe the doll's perspective in the Three Mountains Task.
    False
  • What is the independent variable in Piaget's Three Mountains Task?
    Child's age/developmental stage
  • What is the independent variable in Piaget's Three Mountains Task?
    Child's age
  • What stage of development did Piaget focus on in the Three Mountains Task?
    Preoperational stage
  • Match the aim with its corresponding description:
    Aim ↔️ The purpose of the study
    Hypotheses ↔️ Testable predictions
  • What age group did Piaget focus on in the Three Mountains Task?
    Preoperational stage
  • Order the expected outcomes for different age groups in the Three Mountains Task:
    1️⃣ 2-4 years: Describes their own viewpoint
    2️⃣ 4-6 years: Attempts to describe the doll's view but may show egocentrism
    3️⃣ 6-7 years: Accurately describes the doll's viewpoint
  • Older children in the preoperational stage are expected to accurately describe the doll's perspective in the Three Mountains Task.

    True
  • Egocentrism is the inability to see things from another's perspective.

    True
  • Arrange the outcomes expected for children of different age groups in Piaget's Three Mountains Task:
    1️⃣ Children aged 2-4 describe their own viewpoint
    2️⃣ Children aged 4-6 attempt to describe the doll's view but may show egocentrism
    3️⃣ Children aged 6-7 describe the doll's perspective accurately
  • Piaget's Three Mountains Task investigates children's understanding of perspective
  • Match the concept with its description:
    Egocentrism ↔️ Inability to see from another's perspective
    Preoperational Stage ↔️ Age range of 2-7 years
  • The dependent variable in Piaget's Three Mountains Task is the child's ability to describe the doll's perspective
  • The aim of Piaget's Three Mountains Task was to investigate children's understanding of perspective
  • Children in the preoperational stage will demonstrate egocentrism