Maya, who is 7 years old, enjoys painting pictures at school. One day at home, she decides to paint a blue sky on some yellow craft paper. She is surprised when the blue paint turns green as it spreads across the yellow paper. Maya's father explains that because the paper is yellow, the blue paint mixes with it to make green. Maya is confused because she believed that blue paint always stayed blue, regardless of the paper used.
Referring to Piaget’s theory of adaptation, explain how Maya's knowledge of the world will change as a result of this experience.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Piaget's theory of cognitive development with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 59 questions, 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.
