In this assignment you will apply what we've talked about in class last week on a new domain. We will watch a videotape that shows two children between the ages of 5 and 6, doing the classic Piagetian conservation tasks. Each child does the task twice, with an experimental manipulation that you will notice. Observe the children carefully.
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| Child 1 | manipulation:___________________ | manipulation:___________________ |
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| liquid quantity | ||
| solid quantity | ||
| number | ||
| length | ||
| Pass 1 | Pass 2 | |
| Child 2 | manipulation:___________________ | manipulation:___________________ |
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| liquid quantity | ||
| solid quantity | ||
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2. How might Piaget, describe their behavior?
3. How might an information-processing theorist explain these results?
4. Did you notice a difference in their behavior as a function of the experimental manipulation?
5. This experiment was designed by researchers in the dynamical systems camp. Why do you think this particular manipulation was chosen? What hypothesis might have been generated? Did it work?
6. Can you generate an alternative hypothesis? (extra)