Piaget's Cognitive Development
Cognitive development is an intellectual growth from infancy to adulthood. Jean Piaget (1896-1980), a Swiss psychologist, was one of the most important and influential researchers in the field of developmental psychology throughout the 20th century. Piaget was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, on August 9, 1896. His father, Arthur Piaget, was a professor of medieval literature with an interest in local history. His mother, Rebecca Jackson, was intelligent and energetic. The oldest child, he was very independent and took an early interest in nature. He published his first paper when he was ten - a one page account of his sighting of an albino sparrow.
Piaget was the first to develop methods for studying the way infants and children see and understand …show more content…
From birth to one month old - the reflex sub stage is where the infant uses built-in schemes or innate reflexes such as sucking and looking. There is no ability to incorporate information from numerous senses. The second sub stage is from one month to four months and is known as the primary circular reactions. In this sub stage, the infant accommodates basic schemes as they practice them endlessly. The infant begins to co-ordinate schemes from different senses such as looking toward the sound of a …show more content…
(1991), Psychology 4th Edition, 11, 359-360.
Gelman, R., & Baillargeon, R. (1983), A review of Piagetian concepts. In J. H. Flavell & E. M. Markman (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology, Vol. 3: Cognitive Development. New York: Wiley.
Gzesh, S. M., & Surber, C. F. 1985), Visual perspective-taking skills in children. Child Development, 56, 1204-1213
Inhelder, B., & Piaget, J. (1958), The growth of logical thinking from childhood to adolescence. New York: Basic Books
Meltzoff, A. N. (1988), Infant imitation after 1-week delay: Long-term memory for novel acts and multiple stimuli. Developmental Psychology, 24, 470 - 476.
Mossler, D. G., Marvin, R. S., & Greenberg, M. T. (1976), Conceptual perspective taking in 2 - to 6-year-old children. Developmental Psychology, 12, 85-86
Piaget, J. (1950), The origins of intelligence. New York: International Universities Press
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B., (1969), The psychology of the child. (H. Weaver, Trans.). New York: Basic Books. (Original work published 1967).
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B., (1956), The child 's concept of space. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Rogoff, B., (1990), Apprenticeship in thinking. New York:
Piaget was the first to develop methods for studying the way infants and children see and understand …show more content…
From birth to one month old - the reflex sub stage is where the infant uses built-in schemes or innate reflexes such as sucking and looking. There is no ability to incorporate information from numerous senses. The second sub stage is from one month to four months and is known as the primary circular reactions. In this sub stage, the infant accommodates basic schemes as they practice them endlessly. The infant begins to co-ordinate schemes from different senses such as looking toward the sound of a …show more content…
(1991), Psychology 4th Edition, 11, 359-360.
Gelman, R., & Baillargeon, R. (1983), A review of Piagetian concepts. In J. H. Flavell & E. M. Markman (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology, Vol. 3: Cognitive Development. New York: Wiley.
Gzesh, S. M., & Surber, C. F. 1985), Visual perspective-taking skills in children. Child Development, 56, 1204-1213
Inhelder, B., & Piaget, J. (1958), The growth of logical thinking from childhood to adolescence. New York: Basic Books
Meltzoff, A. N. (1988), Infant imitation after 1-week delay: Long-term memory for novel acts and multiple stimuli. Developmental Psychology, 24, 470 - 476.
Mossler, D. G., Marvin, R. S., & Greenberg, M. T. (1976), Conceptual perspective taking in 2 - to 6-year-old children. Developmental Psychology, 12, 85-86
Piaget, J. (1950), The origins of intelligence. New York: International Universities Press
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B., (1969), The psychology of the child. (H. Weaver, Trans.). New York: Basic Books. (Original work published 1967).
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B., (1956), The child 's concept of space. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Rogoff, B., (1990), Apprenticeship in thinking. New York: