plumiPiaget’s stage theory and the development of intelligence: AQA GCSE Psychology questions
Every AQA GCSE Psychology exam question on 3.1.3.2 Piaget’s stage theory and the development of intelligence, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 15 questions on Piaget’s stage theory and the development of intelligence, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q12.1 (1 mark): According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the children in this experiment should be in which stage of cognitive development? Shade one box. [1 mark
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q12.2 (4 marks): The findings from some studies have been used to support and challenge Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development. Explain how the results shown in Table 2
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q14 (4 marks): Piaget used the term ‘egocentrism’ to refer to a child not being able to see a situation from another person’s point of view. Describe the study Hughes used to
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q15 (6 marks): Hassan is 8 years old and has asked his sister Rubi for help with his maths homework. Rubi is 13 years old. Rubi is able to solve the maths problems in her head
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q16 (6 marks): A researcher wants to investigate the most common behaviours displayed by children during the sensorimotor stage of development. The researcher and an assistant
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q16 (4 marks): Piaget’s stage theory describes cognitive development. Briefly outline the sensorimotor stage and the formal operational stage. [4 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q17 (5 marks): Evaluate Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development. [5 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q18 (9 marks): McGarrigle and Donaldson investigated the development of conservation in the ‘naughty teddy study’. Describe this study. Evaluate the research method used in Mc
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q16 (6 marks): Describe and evaluate the ‘policeman doll study’ carried out by Hughes. [6 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q15 (4 marks): Read the following information. Megan and her dad are visiting a farm. Megan is very excited to see the animals and shouts, “Look at the little horse, daddy. It
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q16 (4 marks): Read the following information. Four-year-old Ibrahim and his auntie go to a café for a drink. His auntie buys two cartons of apple juice which are identical in
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q17 (6 marks): McGarrigle and Donaldson investigated conservation in the ‘naughty teddy study’. Describe and evaluate this study. [6 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q17 (1 mark): According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, during which stage will a child first start to look for something that has been hidden from view? Shade o
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q20 (4 marks): Hughes investigated egocentrism in his ‘policeman doll study’. Describe this study. [4 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q21 (5 marks): Evaluate Hughes’ ‘policeman doll study’. [5 marks]
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