Language & Thought (AQA GCSE Psychology): Exam Questions

A psychologist carried out a study to see if there was any variation in the recall of events between people who speak different languages.

The psychologist used an opportunity sample to gather participants who were either English speakers or non-English speakers. The participants were shown video clips of people breaking a window. Sometimes they broke it on purpose and sometimes it was an accident.

When the participants were asked to write down what they had seen, the non-English speakers were less accurate in their recall of the clips that showed accidental behaviour.

Briefly evaluate the described study carried out by the psychologist.

Describe box and evaluate Piaget’s theory that language depends on thought.

Briefly evaluate Piaget’s theory that language depends on thought.