Three-year-old Sophia has a pet cat at home. When she visits a wildlife park and sees a red panda, she points and says, 'Look, a kitty!' Her father explains that it is a red panda because it has a striped tail and lives in trees. Sophia then creates a new mental category for 'red panda'.
With reference to Sophia's experience, outline the processes of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Explain one or more limitations of Piaget’s theory.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Cognition and development with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 100 questions covering Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development, Baillargeon's early infant abilities, and Development of social cognition, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.