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AP Psychology · 3.4 · Classroom testing

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Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan. Two low-ink student pages with concept connections, model building, and written application. Student practice is open for classroom testing.

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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · PRACTICE COMPANION

3.4 / Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan

Name ___________________________ Date __________________

01 Connect a concept.

Explain each concept in your own words. Add a brief example that shows why the concept fits.

Schema
Assimilation
Accommodation
Object permanence

02 Build the explanation.

Repair the animal schema. A learner first calls a goat a dog, then forms a new category.

  1. A four-legged-animal dog schema
  2. Extinction of a conditioned response
  3. Accommodation
  4. Assimilation
Existing framework
Initial interpretation
Revision
Original CLSM practice · Topic 3.4 · Student page 1 of 2

CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · APPLY & EXPLAIN

Use the idea in a new situation.

03 Make a choice. Give a reason.

1. A child fails a wordy task but succeeds when the same relation is shown visually. What should a researcher examine?
  1. Language demands as a possible influence
  2. A permanent stage label immediately
  3. Whether visual tasks measure nothing

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

2. Which claim about dementia is accurate in this educational context?
  1. It is inevitable in every older adult
  2. It is a cognitive disorder, not a synonym for normal aging
  3. One forgotten name proves it

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

04 Bring it together.

What evidence separates assimilation from accommodation?

One idea I corrected today: ___________________________________________________
One question I still have: _______________________________________________________