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.
59 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.