PiagetMaddy Hall and Reno Basar

Early Life

Born on August 9, 1896, in Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandDied on September 16, 1980, in Geneva, SwitzerlandWas published by the time he was in his teensStudied psychology for 6 decades

Overview

● Piaget created Cognitive Development

● Concerned mainly with children● Focused mainly on the development

of the mind, not necessarily how we learn

Concepts

● Cognitive Developmento Adaptation and Equilibrium

Cognitive Development

● The development of learning structures and systems in the braino Specifically focused on children

Major Aspects of His Theory The process of coming to know and the stages we move through as we gradually acquire this ability

Vocabulary

● Assimilation+accommodation- intellectual growth

● Object permanence-objects exist even if you can't see or touch it

● Conservation- given quality doesn't change when appearance does

Vocabulary (Con.)

● Egocentric- inability to understand another perspective

● Equilibrium- A calm state of mind where everything is balanced

● Adaptation-When a child changes to meet situational demands

Schemas

● a representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.

● a conception of what is common amoung a group

Theory Summary● Sensorimotor: 0-2 years; interaction with

enviornment● Preoperational: 2-7 years; represents the

world symbolically● Concrete Operations: 7-11 years;

conservation and classification● Formal Operations: 11+ years; abstract

ideas and logic

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Conclusion

● Maddy- Piaget was intelligent and opened the pathway for modern psychologists

● Reno-He made a huge step in modern psychology, especially in the development department.

Bibliographyhttp://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/piaget/sms.htmlhttp://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/piaget.htmlhttp://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.htmlhttp://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/piaget.htmlPsychology book