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Question 17

During a bridge-building challenge, Callum chooses a familiar design that he knows will work because he wants the other pupils to see him succeed. Zoya attempts an unfamiliar design. When it collapses, she asks for feedback and continues rebuilding it.

Using fixed and growth mindsets, explain the different choices made by Callum and Zoya.

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2.2 Theories/Explanations Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /2.2 Theories/Explanations

104 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 2.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 2.2.1 Piaget's four invariant stages, 2.2.2 Assimilation and accommodation, 2.2.3 Object permanence, animism, egocentrism, 2.2.4 Decentration, reversibility, conservation; criticisms, 2.2.5 Cognitive Development research study: Piaget (1952), 2.2.6 Dweck's fixed and growth mindsets, 2.2.7 Willingham's learning styles and meaning; criticisms, and 2.2.8 Learning research study: Blackwell et al. (2007). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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