Cognition and Development resources for A Level Psychology
The Cognition and Development unit in the A Level course examines how children’s thinking and understanding of the world change as they grow. Study Dog helps you understand Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of development, the origins of early infant abilities, and how children come to understand other people’s minds.
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About our Cognition and Development course
Study Dog is an online learning platform made for AQA A Level Psychology students. We know that revising in the 21st century is more difficult than ever, so we’ve built an engaging revision environment that encourages you to keep learning.
You can track your progress by ticking off lessons, so you know exactly what you’ve covered. Each lesson includes engaging course notes, audio notes and flashcards to ensure you have an understanding of what you have learned.
You’ll also earn points by completing lessons in the Cognition and Development course, which will keep you coming back for more. School members can even compete in a leaderboard to see who can complete the most lessons.
Course Outline
- Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
- Piaget’s stages of intellectual development
- Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development
- Baillargeon’s research
- Selman’s levels of perspective-taking and social cognition
- Theory of mind and mirror neurons
Our Cognition and Development course looks over the main topics of Piaget, Vygotsky, infant cognition and social understanding. This gives you an insight into how developmental psychologists explain changes in children’s thinking across childhood. Each lesson evaluates the theories presented, demonstrating strengths and weaknesses of the arguments.
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