Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget Jean Piaget is a Swiss psychologist whose studies on child development still influence psychology and education today. He designed models about the stages of early child development that are still in use now. Jean Piaget was born on August 9th, 1896, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. (Jean) His parents were very influential in his life and greatly impacted who he grew up to be. His mother was not the best influence for Piaget since he described her behavior as neurotic and easily…

Jean Piaget, developmental psychologist and epistemologist, known for his constructivism, genetic epistemology, theory of cognitive development, object permanence, and egocentrism has become one of the world’s greatest developmental psychologists, famous for his theory of cognitive development. Jean Piaget a Swiss biologist and psychologist, was the first born to Rebecca Jackson, a Calvinist and caregiver, and Arthur Piaget, a medieval literature teacher at the University on August 9, 1896, in…

capacities from birth to old age (Colman, 2009). Jean Piaget’s four stages cognitive-developmental theory (Piaget, 1962) is widely regarded as the most detailed explanation of child development (Carlson et al., 2004). This essay will assess the strengths and weaknesses of Piaget’s theory and compare these to other cognitive development theories namely the theories developed by Lev Vygotsky and Mark Johnson in order to gain a better insight…

Jean Piaget’s Influence in the Field of Psychology Trystan J. Self Oklahoma State University Jean Piaget’s Influence In the Field Of Psychology Jean Piaget was born on August 9, 1896, in Switzerland. At an early age, Piaget was interested in sciences. His father was a smart man who was dedicated to his studies and Piaget began to show that trait at an early age. His mother was highly emotional and created tension in the family. At the age of 10, Piaget wrote a paper on an albino sparrow and…

that children learn when they are active and engage with people and environment around them. However, they provide their own research based on observation and findings through different theories. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky both researched on children’s cognitive learning approach and capabilities. Jean Piaget proposed that children’s cognitive development…

Jean Piaget was a psychologist who studied the way children think and develop logically. He was born on August 9, 1896 to parents , Arthur Piaget and Rebecca Jackson, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was their first child. His mother was the one that sparked his interest in science. His father was a professor of medieval literature. Piaget died on September 16, 1980 in Geneva, Switzerland. While attending school at the Neuchâtel Latin High School, Piaget would write papers on the albino sparrow and…

throughout history many individuals have made amazing contributions to the field of psychology. This paper will study one of those amazing individuals, scientist, Jean Piaget; and his theories on the cognitive development stages. Jean Piaget was born August 9th, 1896 in Neuchâtel (Switzerland). The oldest child of Arthur Piaget,…

Born on August 9, 1896 Jean Piaget grew up In Switzerland under care from his father who studied medieval literature and his mother Rebecca. His mother credits her son’s interest in science due to his own tendencies. In Piaget’s early life he was fascinated with molluscs up until he attended college. Piaget worked under Carl Jung and Paul Eugen Bleuler while studying psychology. His interest was to get a more in-depth meaning to psychoanalysis, and further study abnormal psychology.…

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) can be noted as the most significant psychologists in the understanding of cognitive development. Originally a biologist, Piaget (1936) turned to cognitive development after working on intelligence testing in Paris and noticing the distinct difference between answers given by children and adults to various problems and questions. Piaget (1936) inferred that this was not because children were unskilled thinkers but instead interpreted the questions differently than adults.…

We are now going to discuss main aspects of cognitive development during that time. We will analyse the importance of memory. We are also going to discuss one of the most important theorists – Jean Piaget – and how he influenced the way we think about cognitive development of children. Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, believed that there is a universal pattern of intellectual growth that unfolds during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Moreover, he divided childhood into 4 stages of…