Psychology GCSE
Cognitive development preceding language
What Cognitive development preceding language means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Cognitive development comes first and language follows, as children can only talk about concepts they already understand.
Topics that use Cognitive development preceding language
- Language, thought and communication (AQA GCSE)
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