Pearson Edexcel Level 1 / Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Psychology PAPER 1 QP AY 2024
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, SECTION A: DEVELOPMENT – HOW DID YOU DEVELOP?
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Define what is meant by the following stages of Piaget’s Theory of
Cognitive Development.
, 2 (a) Identify the number of mountains used in Piaget and Inhelder (1956).
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A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
(b) Identify the number of children aged between 8 and 9 years old that were
included in Piaget and Inhelder’s (1956) sample.
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A 16
B 21
C 30
D 33
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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, 3 Shannon is 3 years old and is in the park with her mum. She sees a bird flying over
them. Her mum says, ‘bird’ and Shannon repeats this.
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The next day, Shannon is in the park with her dad and sees an aeroplane in the sky.
She points at the aeroplane and says, ‘bird?’ to her dad. Her dad smiles and says, ‘No,
that is an aeroplane.’
Explain why Shannon mistakenly thought the aeroplane was a bird.
You should refer to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development in your answer.
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