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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Target entity: The Origins of Intelligence in Children Context triple: [Jean Piaget, notableWork, The Origins of Intelligence in Children]
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Target entity: The Origins of Intelligence in Children Target entity description: 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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A.
The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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B.
The Adapted Mind
The Adapted Mind is a foundational book in evolutionary psychology that argues the human mind consists of numerous evolved, domain-specific psychological mechanisms shaped by natural selection.
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C.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 work by Francis Galton that helped found the fields of differential psychology and eugenics by exploring the measurement and hereditary nature of human mental and physical traits.
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D.
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
"Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores animal cognition and challenges human-centered views of intelligence.
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E.
Reaching the Animal Mind
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- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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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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