McGarrigle and Donaldson's 'Naughty Teddy study'

• What did McGarrigle and Donaldson aim to investigate regarding conservation?

  If younger children could conserve
• What ages were the children in McGarrigle and Donaldson's conservation study?

  4–6-year-olds
• What was the 'naughty teddy's' role in McGarrigle and Donaldson's experiment?

  Mess up the counters
• What was the key question asked to the children in the conservation study?

  Are they both the same number?
• What percentage of children conserved when the change was intentional?

  41%
• What percentage of children conserved when the change was accidental?

  68%
• How did age affect the results of the conservation study?

  Older children gave more correct answers
• What did the naughty teddy study suggest about Piaget's conservation tests?

  Doesn't show what children can do
• What age did McGarrigle and Donaldson's study suggest children could conserve number?

  4–6 years
• What aspect of Piaget's theory did the 'naughty teddy' study support?

  Age-related changes
• What is a weakness of the McGarrigle and Donaldson's study concerning the sample?

  Children from one school
• How might differences in educational background affect the study's results?

  Differences might be due to other factors
• What did Moore and Frye's research show about children's responses in conservation tasks?

  They were just distracted
• What may be a limitation if children do not notice the change in the accidental condition?

  They were just distracted
• What did the 'naughty teddy study' help to refine?

  Child development research
• What did McGarrigle and Donaldson's study challenge about Piaget's original work?

  Confused young children