AQA Psychology Unit 3: Development

According to Piaget, children think differently to adults. What did he mean?

• Their logic develops in stages

• Their brain develops in stages

• They do not think logically until they reach the pre-operational stage

• Only formal operational children think logically

'A mental representation of our knowledge of the world' is

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• A schema

• Cognitive development

The 'hub' of the brain is the

• Cortex

• Thalamus

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

In Hughes' study, what proportion of children could place the doll where two policemen could not see him?

• 90%

• 80%

• 70%

• 68%

Hughes concluded that

• Children become more egocentric as they age

• Children are less egocentric than Piaget believed

• Five year old children are completely egocentric

• Children demonstrate more egocentrism in lab conditions

A weakness of Hughes' task is

• The children did not understand the task

• It used an unrealistic test

• It was pointless because it just confirmed Piaget's conclusions

• The children might have picked up cues from the researcher

The key characteristic of the sensorimotor stage is

• Lack of conservation

• Object permanence

• Egocentrism

• Lack of conservation

According to Dweck, an example of a Growth mindset is:

• Avoiding something in case you fail

• Believing people who work hard must lack ability

• Giving up after failing because there is no point

• Believing you can always do a bit better

In terms of fixed or growth mindset, most people:

• Have a fixed mindset

• Are definitely growth-oriented

• Are either one or the other

• Are growth minded in some situations but fixed in others

Using role-play and plasticine applies to which of Piaget's stages of development?

• Concrete operational

• Pre-operational

• Formal operational

• Sensorimotor