Noah, who is 6 years old, is playing in his garden at dusk when he sees a bat flying between the trees. He points at it and calls it a 'bird'. His mother corrects him, explaining that it is actually a bat, which is a mammal because it has fur and gives birth to live young. Noah is confused because he believed that any small creature that flies using wings is a bird.
Referring to Piaget’s theory of adaptation, explain how Noah’s schema of flying animals 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.
