Developmental observations of young children show that their ability to engage in cooperative, perspective-taking play undergoes a major shift between the ages of three and five. Younger toddlers often hide by simply covering their eyes, operating under the assumption that if they cannot see others, others cannot see them. This egocentric behavior is linked to the ongoing maturation of the temporoparietal junction in the brain. However, as children interact more with older siblings and peers, they quickly learn to anticipate what another person can see and think. By age five, they successfully hide in non-obvious locations, demonstrating an understanding that other people hold independent beliefs and perspectives.
Describe two features of the developmental area of psychology and briefly explain how they apply to the article above.
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135 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Areas, covering Social, Cognitive, Developmental, Biological, and Individual differences. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.