Piaget
Definition
Proper noun A Swiss psychologist renowned for his pioneering theory of cognitive development in children. His work describes how children construct a mental model of the world through distinct, universal stages of intellectual growth.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The educator applied Piaget's theory to design age-appropriate learning activities.
- Many developmental psychology courses begin with the work of Piaget.
Advanced Usage
- Piagetian (adj): Of or relating to the theories of Jean Piaget.
- The researcher took a Piagetian approach to studying child logic.
- Piagetian (n): A scholar or adherent of Piaget's theories.
- The conference brought together Piagetians from around the world.
Variants and Related Words
- Cognitive development: The central focus of Piaget's research, describing how thinking, reasoning, and understanding evolve from infancy through adolescence.
- Constructivism: The epistemological view, heavily influenced by Piaget, that knowledge is actively constructed by the learner rather than passively received.
- Stages of development: Refers to Piaget's proposed sequential stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
Synonyms
- Developmental psychologist (a more general term for a psychologist specializing in growth and development, of which Piaget is a famous example).
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Piaget's stages: The specific sequence of cognitive development stages he formulated.
- The child's behavior was typical of Piaget's preoperational stage.
- Assimilation and accommodation: Key processes in Piaget's theory for how new information is integrated into existing cognitive structures (assimilation) or how structures are modified to fit new information (accommodation).
- Object permanence: A key milestone in Piaget's sensorimotor stage, describing a child's understanding that objects continue to exist even when not perceived.
Noun
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Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
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