A primary school teacher, Mr. Bennett, observes that 4-year-old Leo cannot understand why a classmate is upset when Leo takes their toy. In contrast, 9-year-old Maya can understand why her classmate is upset but struggles to imagine how an independent headteacher would view their disagreement. Meanwhile, an educational neuroscientist is using neuroimaging to investigate how neural activation patterns in these children differ during cooperative tasks.
Discuss the mirror neuron system and Selman’s levels of perspective-taking as explanations of the development of social cognition. Refer to Mr. Bennett's observations in your answer.
49 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Development of social cognition. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.