Piaget's theory of cognitive development

Question 1

Bower 1982

Answer 1

• object permanence was shown in infants aged 2-3 months

Question 2

Willatts 1989

Answer 2

• planned actions shown in infants aged 9 months

Question 3

Piaget and Inhelder 1956

Answer 3

• mountain task

- doll placed in various positions, children had to choose which landscape the doll could see from its perspective

Question 4

Donaldson 1978

Answer 4

• critic of the mountain task

- argued that young children are not familiar with mountains and landscape

Question 5

Burke 1975

Answer 5

• only children above 3-4 years would be able to understand the mountain task