Jean Piaget
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JackKoravos
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
Social Studies Subject:
Psychology


1936
1923
Cognitive Theory of Development
Married Valentine Châtenay and goes on to have three children. His studies of his children served as the basis of his later theories
How does the nature of thought develop?
1896
Piaget becomes the first psychologist to make a systematic study of the cognitive process
Jean Piaget
Piaget creates of the Cognitive Theory of development
1952
Born in Neuchâtel Switzerland on August 9
Contributions- His work generated interest in cognitive and developmental psychology-He created the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in 1955
Influence on PsychologyPiaget's theories are still studied in the areas of psychology, sociology, education, and genetics. His work mainly influenced how we understand the cognitive development of children.Piaget helped demonstrate that childhood is a unique and important period of human development.
1980
How does child intelligence differ from our own?
Did you know?Piaget had written his first published scientific paper at the age of ten
SesnsorimotorCentered on the infant trying to make sense of the world
PreoperationalFocused on language development and learning
Concrete OperationalChildren gain a better understanding of mental operations
Formal OperationalDevelop skills involving deductive reasoning and logical thought
How does conceptual development occur?
Died in GenevaSwitzerland onSeptember 16
Piagets research still affects our lives today because many believe in the cognitive theory of development. It gives us a basic understanding of how our cognitive mind develops and grows.
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