Piaget Experiments
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you have to remember to ask "are they *same* OR does one have more?" if you ask only "which one has more?" you imply that one does have more; that is confusing language for the child.
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The nodding of the head and verbal confirmations influenced the childs answers.
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This is interesting, and does reflect Piagets experiments. BUt you do prompt her alot?
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cute video, but i dont really think you did piagets experiment right. your questions suggested the right answer. instead of asking "do they still have the same amount?" you should have asked " does this one have more, does this one have more, or do they have the same amount?"
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this experiment clearly proves my hypothesis all children are insane!
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the child is adorable!
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The purpose of the experiment is not to prove anything, it is to investigate. Being 7 years old, that is, taking y rides around the sun, does not make a person incapable of understanding. A pre-concrete child is incapable of understanding the what the words 'more' and 'bigger' mean. She correctly answered the question "which line of has more units of length between the first and last Smartie." The problem is not with perception, it is with the understanding of the language.
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My point is that Piagets experiments can be criticised and that he underestimated the seven-year-old's ability to understand the law of conservation.
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@ShotokanKarateRules Your not really getting the experiment at all. The purpose of Piaget's experiment is to show that children under 7 YEARS OLD are INCAPABLE of understanding the law of conservation. let me repeat that. THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF UNDERSTAND THE LAW OF CONSERVATION. You should try this with a kid if you can, its actually pretty funny.
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kill her ^-^ She ruined your experiment
I agree with the misleading questions, but I think there's an important not so obvious observation.
When the child is asked why one has more and she responds, "Because I like water" it shows the egocentric characteristic of Piaget's Preoperational stage. She still sees the world in how it relates to her.
Very cute though :)
sanguru 3 years ago 12
Leading questions. And the woman is answering for the child.
ShotokanKarateRules 3 years ago 12