The Child's Conception of the World
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The Child's Conception of the World is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that explores how children understand reality, causality, and the physical world as their cognitive abilities develop.
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| instanceOf |
book
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developmental psychology book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| author | Jean Piaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Piagetian theory of cognitive stages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| examines |
children's animistic thinking
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children's artificialism ⓘ children's realism ⓘ children's understanding of dreams ⓘ children's understanding of natural phenomena ⓘ children's understanding of physical causality ⓘ |
| field |
developmental psychology
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genetic epistemology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | preoperational stage of cognitive development ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Child's Conception of Physical Causality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Child's Conception of the World (English edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
research methods in child psychology
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theories of child-centered education ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | constructivist view of knowledge ⓘ |
| influenced |
educational psychology
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later research in developmental psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jean Piaget's clinical interview method ⓘ |
| investigates |
how children differentiate subjective and objective reality
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how children explain natural events ⓘ how children's explanations change with age ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
child development
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children's conception of causality ⓘ children's conception of the physical world ⓘ children's understanding of reality ⓘ cognitive development ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of detailed interview techniques with children
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systematic study of children's conceptions of the world ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La représentation du monde chez l'enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jean Piaget's early works on cognitive development ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alcan (original French edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century children in Europe ⓘ |
| topic |
development of causal reasoning
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development of concepts of reality ⓘ epistemology in children ⓘ |
| usesMethod | clinical interviews with children ⓘ |
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