A comprehensive set of revision notes covering the topic of Cognition & Development for AQA Psychology. Includes AO1 (knowledge) and AO3 (evaluation) content.
• Piaget’s theory of cognitive development: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, stages of intellectual development. Characteristics of these stages, including object permanence, conservation, egocentrism and class inclusion.
• Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, including the zone of proximal development and scaffolding.
• Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities, including knowledge of the physical world; violation of expectation research.
• The development of social cognition: Selman’s levels of perspective-taking; theory of mind, including theory of mind as an explanation for autism; the Sally-Anne study. The role of the mirror neuron system in social cognition.
Total of 21 pages.
Useful for teachers and students as part of AQA A Level Psychology. Can be used as part of a revision lesson, exam question planning or flashcard design.
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