Piaget and Inhelder (1956) KEY

Piaget and Inhelder (1956) KEY

1. AIM

   • To Study the Egocentrism of Children

2. PROCEDURE

   • 100 Children
   • 4 Age Conditions (IV)
     • Age 4 to 6
     • 6 to 8
     • 8 to 9
     • 9 to 12
   • 3 Mountains, different sizes and colours, 1 Doll
     • 4 Viewpoints, ABCD
   • 1. Child Placed at one Viewpoint, Doll at another.
   • 2. Child has to say/pick out what the doll sees
   • DV: Can the child pick out what the doll sees?
   • LAB EXPERIMENT
   • INDEPENDENT GROUPS (obviously...)

3. THE THREE MOUNTAINS

4. FINDINGS

   • 4-6 yrs picked what the doll could see rather than what they could see
     • Egocentrism
   • 7-9 yrs picked out what the doll could see sometimes but not always
   • 9+ yrs picked out what the doll could see accurately
     • No Egocentrism
   • CONCLUSION
     • Children in the Pre-Operational stage still show Egocentrism
       • Children in the Concrete-Operational stage no longer show Egocentrism
         • This Supports Piaget's Theory on Egocentrism

5. EVALUATION

   • RELIABILITY
     • Standardized Procedure
     • Easily Replicable
   • OBJECTIVITY
   • VALIDITY
     • No Ecological Validity
     • Boredom Effect
     • Children may not have understood the task
   • GENERALIZABILITY
   • USEFUL APPLICATIONS
   • ETHICS