The Construction of Reality in the Child
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The Construction of Reality in the Child is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that analyzes how infants and young children gradually build an understanding of objects, space, time, and causality.
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| The Construction of Reality in the Child canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Construction of Reality in the Child Context triple: [Jean Piaget, notableWork, The Construction of Reality in the Child]
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A.
The Child's Conception of the World
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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B.
The Language and Thought of the Child
The Language and Thought of the Child is a foundational book in developmental psychology in which Jean Piaget explores how children’s language use reflects and shapes their evolving cognitive structures.
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C.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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D.
Language, Thought, and Reality
Language, Thought, and Reality is a posthumous collection of essays by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that presents his influential ideas on how language shapes human thought and perception.
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E.
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind is a seminal Buddhist treatise by Kobo Daishi that systematically outlines progressive levels of spiritual and mental awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Construction of Reality in the Child Target entity description: The Construction of Reality in the Child is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that analyzes how infants and young children gradually build an understanding of objects, space, time, and causality.
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A.
The Child's Conception of the World
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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B.
The Language and Thought of the Child
The Language and Thought of the Child is a foundational book in developmental psychology in which Jean Piaget explores how children’s language use reflects and shapes their evolving cognitive structures.
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C.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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D.
Language, Thought, and Reality
Language, Thought, and Reality is a posthumous collection of essays by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that presents his influential ideas on how language shapes human thought and perception.
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E.
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind is a seminal Buddhist treatise by Kobo Daishi that systematically outlines progressive levels of spiritual and mental awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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developmental psychology book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
epistemology
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psychology ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
how infants construct notions of causality
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how infants construct notions of space ⓘ how infants construct notions of time ⓘ how infants develop object permanence ⓘ |
| author | Jean Piaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim | children actively construct their understanding of reality through interaction with the environment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| describesConcept |
circular reactions
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coordination of schemes ⓘ means–ends behavior ⓘ object concept ⓘ sensorimotor intelligence ⓘ sensorimotor stage ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive development
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developmental psychology ⓘ genetic epistemology ⓘ |
| focusesOnAgeGroup |
infants
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young children ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Construction of Reality in the Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | developmental constructivist ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cognitive science
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developmental psychology ⓘ education theory ⓘ |
| inLanguage | French ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
construction of reality in infancy
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development of causality ⓘ development of space ⓘ development of time ⓘ object permanence ⓘ |
| methodology |
clinical method
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naturalistic observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed observational studies of infants
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systematic analysis of sensorimotor stages ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La construction du réel chez l’enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Piaget’s works on cognitive development ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
constructivism
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genetic epistemology ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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