alleryPiaget studied how children think mainly by using:
AStandardised IQ testing
BThe clinical interview method
CAnimal conditioning trials
DTwin and adoption studies
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The clinical interview method
1. Piaget found psychometric tests could not show children's deeper reasoning.
2. He developed the **clinical method**: questioning a child and carefully examining the answers.
3. He later combined it with naturalistic observation.
**Why not the others:** Standardised IQ testing is exactly what he moved away from; animal trials belong to behaviourists.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Jean Piaget", section "Piaget replaces psychometric tests with the clinical method approach" (revision 1371941987)_
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