The late Jean Piaget, a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher, was best known for studies that led to what is now known as the cognitive development theory. Piaget theorised that a child's ...

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) always considered himself a natural scientist, not a psychologist. As a boy he quickly gave up play and pretend to take refuge in "work" -- exploring internal combustion ...

Although there is no general theory of cognitive development, the most historically influential theory was developed by Jean Piaget, a Swiss Psychologist (1896-1980). His theory provided many central ...

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is best known for his theories of cognitive development in children. Two of the cognitive processes he explored extensively were assimilation and ...

A future historian of the cognitive sciences—that recently formed amalgam of disciplines which probes the operations of the human mind—might select any of a number of episodes as marking the birth of ...

The authors assess the study of cognitive development and what it reveals about children's ability to appreciate and cope with advertising. Whereas prior research on children and advertising has drawn ...

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