The Origins of Intelligence in Children
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The Origins of Intelligence in Children is Jean Piaget’s seminal 1952 book in which he outlines his stage theory of cognitive development and explains how children's thinking evolves from infancy through early childhood.
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| instanceOf |
book
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developmental psychology book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
epistemology
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psychology ⓘ |
| author | Jean Piaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
cognitive structures emerge gradually through stages
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intelligence develops through active interaction with the environment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| describes | stage theory of cognitive development ⓘ |
| explains |
development of goal-directed behavior
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development of means–end coordination ⓘ development of object permanence ⓘ development of symbolic thought ⓘ how children’s thinking evolves over time ⓘ |
| focusesOnAgeRange |
early childhood
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infancy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Origins of Intelligence in Children (English edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | established Piaget as a leading theorist of cognitive development ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cognitive psychology
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developmental psychology ⓘ educational psychology ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
accommodation
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assimilation ⓘ equilibration ⓘ schemas ⓘ |
| methodology |
clinical method
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naturalistic observation of infants ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La naissance de l’intelligence chez l’enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | sensorimotor stage ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisherRole | major work in Piaget’s genetic epistemology project ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Construction of Reality in the Child
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The Language and Thought of the Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | description of successive sensorimotor substages ⓘ |
| subject |
Piagetian theory
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child development ⓘ cognitive development ⓘ developmental psychology ⓘ genetic epistemology ⓘ intelligence in children ⓘ sensorimotor development ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | constructivism ⓘ |
| timeFocus | birth to approximately two years of age ⓘ |
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