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Jean Piaget, (August 9, 1896–September 16, 1980) was a Swiss psychologist, famous for his work with children and his theory of cognitive development. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "Genetic Epistemology."
Developmental psychology, also known as Human Development, is the scientific study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, and later other periods of great change such as adolescence and aging, it now encompasses the entire life span.
The Theory of Cognitive Development, is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence first developed by Jean Piaget. It is primarily known as a developmental stage theory, but in fact, it deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come gradually to acquire it, construct it, and use it.
Jean Piaget was a major force in the discovering of this field study, forming his " theory of cognitive development ". Piaget had four stages of cognitive development which consisted of the following : Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational. [2]
Chapter 1 : Introduction to developmental psychology. Chapter 2 : Developmental biology. Chapter 3 : Evolutionary developmental psychology. Chapter 4 : Theories of development. Chapter 5 : Human development. Chapter 6 : Domains of development. Chapter 7 : Developmental disorders.
Studies in Reflecting Abstraction will be of interest to developmental and cognitive psychologists, educationalists, philosophers and anyone who seeks to understand human knowledge and its development. Contents: Robert L. Campbell, Introduction: Reflecting Abstraction in Context; Part 1: The Abstraction of Logico-arithmetic Relations. Preface ...
Piaget's theory of cognitive development, or his genetic epistemology, is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence. It was originated by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980).
