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(a) For each statement below, write in the boxes provided whether it is true or false in
relation to Piagets theory of cognitive development.
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With expert tuition it is possible for a child to skip one

of the stages of development.

The majority of children will not pass through

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Formal operational tasks are not as abstract as

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(b) (i) Identify one study from the Cognitive-Developmental Approach.

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(iii) Evaluate the study you have identified in (b)(i).

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(a) Outline one problem with field experiments that may affect the results.
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(b) (i) Describe one study from the Social Approach other than Milgrams.
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(a) Identify, by ticking the adjoining box, which one of the statements below is an
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It is not possible to identify common processes in the

minds of humans.
The human mind can be understood by comparing it to
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Humans are illogical and their behaviours cannot be
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The laboratory experiment is a method commonly used in the Cognitive Approach.
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(d) In the Cognitive Approach there are a number of different theories of how memories
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(b) (i) Using your knowledge of the Social Approach, outline one theory that describes
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There are a small number of cases in which a crime appears to have been solved but
in reality the wrong person has been convicted. These mistakes can often be due to an
eyewitness who, without realising it, has given an inaccurate witness statement.
Adapted from Ainsworth (2000)

Use your understanding of the Cognitive Approach to explain why it might not be safe to
convict someone of a crime on the basis of eyewitness testimony alone.
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