AQA•A-Level•Psychology
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Cognition and Development
Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories, development of social cognition, and theory of mind
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Cognition and Development is a key topic in the AQA A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers piaget's and vygotsky's theories, development of social cognition, and theory of mind.
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Piaget's theory of cognitive developmentSchemasAssimilationAccommodationEquilibrationStages of cognitive developmentSensorimotor stage (0-2 years)Object permanencePre-operational stage (2-7 years)EgocentrismThree mountains taskClass inclusionConservationConcrete operational stage (7-11 years)DecentrationFormal operational stage (11+ years)Abstract and logical thinkingEvaluation of PiagetVygotsky's theory of cognitive developmentZone of proximal development (ZPD)ScaffoldingRole of others in developmentEvaluation of VygotskyBaillargeon's research on infant abilitiesViolation of expectation researchDrawbridge studyPhysical reasoning in infantsNativist interpretationEvaluation of BaillargeonDevelopment of social cognitionSelman's levels of perspective-takingUndifferentiated perspective-takingSocial-informational perspective-takingSelf-reflective perspective-takingMutual perspective-takingSocietal perspective-takingEvaluation of SelmanTheory of mind (ToM)First-order ToMSecond-order ToMFalse belief tasksSally-Anne taskSmarties taskDevelopment of ToMToM and autismThe mirror neuron systemRole in social cognitionMirror neurons and empathyMirror neurons and ToMResearch evidenceEvaluation of mirror neuron system
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