The Samuel and Bryant study
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Jason Nicholls 12mw The Samuel and Bryant study "Asking only one question in The conservation experiment" Aim The aim of Samuel and Bryant's study was to challenge Piaget's findings by altering the method used by Piaget. Procedure/Method The participants were 252 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 8 and a half. They were all in schools and playgroups in and around Crediton, which is in Devon. They were divided into four age groups of 63 children, that's mean ages were: 5 years 3 months 6 years 3 months 7 years 3 months 8 years 3 months Each group was divided into 3 smaller groups (don't know if it was at random or not), which had a different condition. The three conditions were: - Standard: This is the traditional two-question conservation task as carried out by Piaget. The child is asked about the size of the object before and after the shape was...


