Leo is four years old. While waiting at a crossing, the traffic light stays red. Leo says, “The traffic light is angry with the cars, so it is deliberately making them wait.” When Leo is eight years old, he sees the same thing happen.
Using Piaget's theory, explain Leo's comment at age four.
Explain how Leo's response is likely to differ at age eight.
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.