GCSE Psychology - Development #2

Thinking occurs in the:

• Cortex

• Brain stem

• Thalamus

• Cerebellum

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Early brain development

Nurture's influences on brain development include:

• Inherited characteristics

• Genes

• Infections

• Hormones

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Early brain development

Learning that 'Branflakes' and are another type of cereal similar to 'Cornflakes' is an example of:

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Motor processing

• Sensorimotor functioning

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Piaget's theory

A weakness of Piaget's theory is that:

• There is no research evidence

• It is based on a limited sample of children

• There are no applications to real life

• It is old-fashioned

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Piaget's theory

A conclusion of the naughty teddy study is that:

• Piaget was wrong to suggest children's thinking changes with age

• Children cannot conserve until they are at least 6 years old

• Most 5 year old children cannot conserve number

• Piaget underestimated children's ability to conserve

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Piaget's theory

A weakness of the naughty teddy study is that:

• Too many children were tested

• The children may have not noticed a change had taken place

• The task wasn't like real life

• It wasn't well controlled

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Piaget's theory

A conclusion of the policeman doll study is that:

• 5 year old children are completely egocentric

• Children demonstrated lower egocentrism only in artificial lab conditions

• Children are less egocentric than Piaget believed

• Children become more egocentric as they get older

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Piaget's theory

A weakness of the policeman doll study is that:

• The children did not understand the task

• It used an unrealistic test

• It was pointless because it simply confirmed what Piaget believed

• The children may have picked up cues from the researcher

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Piaget's theory

The key characteristic of the sensorimotor stage is:

• Object permanence

• Lack of conservation

• Logical reasoning

• Egocentrism

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Piaget's theory

A weakness of Piaget's stages of development is that:

• There are no applications in the real world

• It underestimates cognitive abilities of older children

• There is no research evidence to support the 4 stages

• It underestimates the cognitive abilities of young children

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Piaget's theory