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A concept is a general idea or mental representation of something. Our concepts are based on our experiences and on what we know about examples of that concept.

For example:

It is hard for children to understand a complex concept such as 'democracy', but they can understand simple concepts like 'good' and 'bad' which are relevant to children's lives.

Abstract concepts such as 'truth' or 'beauty' can be hard to understand. Also, different people may understand the same concepts differently.


	general idea
	physical object we can hold in our hand
	mental representation
	picture we have in our heads

Which words below are closest in meaning to concept? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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	physical object we can hold in our hand
	picture we have in our heads
	general idea
	mental representation

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The word 'friendship' makes you think of several specific ideas which, together, form the concept of 'friendship'.


	The word 'friendship' is a noun.
	Someone helps you when you have problems.
	Someone who is happy for you when you achieve your goals.
	You like someone and he likes you.

Which ideas below form part of the concept of 'friendship'? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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	You like someone and he likes you.
	Someone helps you when you have problems.
	The word 'friendship' is a noun.
	Someone who is happy for you when you achieve your goals.

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	know whether something is an example of the concept.
	understand why something is or is not an example of that concept.
	identify additional examples of that concept.
	draw a picture of what the concept looks like.

Which answers below can best complete the sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers. Understanding an abstract concept of something can help us to...

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	know whether something is an example of the concept.
	draw a picture of what the concept looks like.
	Feedback: Understanding an abstract concept can help us identify what is and what is not an example of that concept. If a concept is abstract, then we can't draw a picture of it.
	identify additional examples of that concept.
	understand why something is or is not an example of that concept.

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When a set of related hypotheses are grouped together, they become a conceptual framework. If a conceptual framework is complex enough to help us explain or predict something, the conceptual framework can then become a theory.

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.


	formulate research questions.
	build scientific theories.
	form and test hypotheses.
	collect data.

The Role of Concepts in Research

Concepts play a key role in the development of hypotheses. Concepts are the basic building blocks of hypotheses: For example, a hypothesis such as 'education increases income' specifies a positive relationship between the concepts 'education' and 'income'. To test this, researchers find a way to measure these concepts. For example, 'education' could be measured by 'years of school or highest degree completed'. Income could be measured by 'monthly salary' or salary received each year. Unless researchers can find ways to measure the concepts they are studying, they will not be able to confirm their hypotheses.

(Adapted from Wikipedia)

Which answers below best complete the sentence?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Concepts form the 'building blocks' of scientific thinking. They help researchers to...

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	collect data.
	Feedback: Concepts cannot collect data - they can only help researchers decide what data to collect.
	build scientific theories.
	formulate research questions.
	form and test hypotheses.

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Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	Arguments and inability to learn: The girl will tell her mom that she is wrong - tigers, lions and leopards can't be cats.
	Accommodation: The girl will use this new information about big cats to change her previous ideas about cats.
	Assimilation: After the girl changes her previous ideas about what cats are, she will understand this new information about big cats.

How We Learn

According to Piaget, three key concepts can explain how we develop knowledge. The first concept, schemas, refers to knowledge that helps us to interpret and understand the world. The second concept, accommodation, means that when we learn more and get new information, we change our previous ideas or schemas. Adapting or accommodating our previous ideas enables us to take in new information. The third concept, assimilation, means using our modified schemas to take in new information. Together, these three concepts - schemas, accommodation and assimilation - help explain how we develop our knowledge about the world.

Suppose that a little girl has a schema about cats. Her concept of cats is based on her previous experience with small cats - so she believes that all cats are small and drink milk.

One day her mother takes her to the zoo, shows her tigers, lions and leopards and tells her they belong to the cat family.

What do you think the girl will do with this new information?

Click on the two correct answers.

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	Accommodation: The girl will use this new information about big cats to change her previous ideas about cats.
	Assimilation: After the girl changes her previous ideas about what cats are, she will understand this new information about big cats.
	Arguments and inability to learn: The girl will tell her mom that she is wrong - tigers, lions and leopards can't be cats.