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| Jean Piaget: Jean Piaget (1896-1980), Swiss psychologist and philosopher. His major works include The Language and Thought of the Child (1926), The Construction of Reality in the Child (1937), and Six Psychological Studies (1967). His fields of specialization were child development, cognitive psychology, and epistemology._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Psychological Theories on Piaget - Dictionary of Arguments
Upton I 3 Piaget/Psychological theories/Upton: while Piaget is seen as a proponent of discontinuous development of psychological skills and abilities, psychologists generally agree that neither approach [continuity vs. discontinuity] is complete. It is more likely that some processes may be better described as continuous and others as occurring through stages. There is also some suggestion that continuous and discontinuous processes may interact. Neo-Piagetian theory (e.g. Case, 1999)(1) suggests that the changes in information-processing mechanisms, such as speed and memory capacity, are responsible Upton I 4 for the progression from stage to stage. Cf. >Continuity/Developmental psychology. 1. Case, R (1999) Neopiagetian theories of cognitive development Neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development, in Beilin, H and Pufall, P (eds), Piaget’s Theory: Prospects and possibilities (pp61–104). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Psychological Theories Upton I Penney Upton Developmental Psychology 2011 |
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