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  2. Piaget's theory of cognitive development - Wikipedia

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    Piaget's theory of cognitive development, or his genetic epistemology, is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence. It was originated by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980).

  3. Three mountain problem - Wikipedia

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    Piaget came up with a theory for developmental psychology based on cognitive development. Cognitive development, according to his theory, took place in four stages. [ 1 ] These four stages were classified as the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational stages.

  4. Cognitive development - Wikipedia

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    Jean Piaget was a major force establishing this field, forming his "theory of cognitive development". Piaget proposed four stages of cognitive development: the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational period. [2] Many of Piaget's theoretical claims have since fallen out of favor.

  5. Conservation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Conservation refers to a logical thinking ability that allows a person to determine that a certain quantity will remain the same despite adjustment of the container, shape, or apparent size, according to the psychologist Jean Piaget. His theory posits that this ability is not present in children during the preoperational stage of their ...

  6. Domain-general learning - Wikipedia

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    Piaget's theory describes three core cognitive processes that serve as mechanisms for transitioning from one stage to the next. Piaget's core processes for developmental change: Assimilation: The process of transforming new information so that it fits with ones' existing way of thinking. [5]

  7. Centration - Wikipedia

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    Introduced by the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget through his cognitive-developmental stage theory, centration is a behaviour often demonstrated in the preoperational stage. [2] Piaget claimed that egocentrism, a common element responsible for preoperational children's unsystematic thinking, was causal to centration. [2]

  8. Genetic epistemology - Wikipedia

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    Piaget proposes three types of knowledge: physical, logical mathematical, and social knowledge. Physical knowledge: It refers to knowledge related to objects in the world, which can be acquired through perceptual properties. The acquisition of physical knowledge has been equated with learning in Piaget's theory (Gruber and Voneche, 1995).

  9. Horizontal and vertical décalage - Wikipedia

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    The term 'décalage' was first used in psychology by Édouard Claparède, a Swiss neurologist and child psychologist, in 1917 in reference to consciousness.Long before Piaget coined the term, his studies in 1921 brought to light the idea that some tasks are more demanding for children than others based on their complexity.