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A-level Psychology (AQA) — Cognition and development: 30 practice questions
30 original A-level Psychology (AQA) questions on Cognition and development, each with an explanation and its source. Topics: Piagetian schema, Assimilation, Accommodation, Equilibration, Object permanence, Sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage: egocentrism, Conservation, Class inclusion, Concrete operational stage, Formal operational stage, Piaget stages: qualitative change, Vygotsky: zone of proximal development, Vygotsky: scaffolding, More knowledgeable other, ZPD and scaffold distinction, Piaget and Vygotsky comparison, Perspective-taking, Selman and social perspective development, Theory of mind, False-belief understanding, Sally–Anne false-belief task, Sally–Anne task and belief attribution, Mirror neuron system in social cognition, Mirror neuron system and evidence caution, Social cognition distinction, Piaget: assimilation versus accommodation, Conservation across transformations, Egocentrism and perspective task, Developmental-stage inference. Two free samples are below. Try 5 more free, no sign-up.
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Two Cognition and development questions with explanations
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Q1 Piagetian schema
Which concept is most directly illustrated by this case: A child uses an organised mental structure to represent how a familiar object or event works.
- accommodation
- equilibration
- schema
- assimilation
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Answer: C. The defining clue is the stated process of schema; the other options describe different constructs.
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Q2 Assimilation
Which concept is most directly illustrated by this case: A toddler who calls every four-legged animal “dog” fits a new goat into an existing animal category.
- schema
- assimilation
- accommodation
- equilibration
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Answer: B. The defining clue is the stated process of assimilation; the other options describe different constructs.
Sources: AQA
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