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2. Piaget's theory of cognitive development - Wikipedia

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   Jean Piaget in Ann Arbor. 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). The theory deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans gradually come ...

3. Horizontal and vertical décalage - Wikipedia

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   According to Piaget, horizontal and vertical décalage generally occur during the concrete operations stage of development. [2] Horizontal décalage refers to fact that once a child learns a certain function, he or she does not have the capability to immediately apply the learned function to all problems. In other words, "a horizontal décalage ...

4. Neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development - Wikipedia

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   Overview. The neo-Piagetian theories aim to correct one or more of the following weaknesses in Piaget's theory: Piaget's developmental stage theory proposes that people develop through various stages of cognitive development, but his theory does not sufficiently explain why development from stage to stage occurs. [1]

5. Jean Piaget - Wikipedia

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   Jean William Fritz Piaget ( UK: / piˈæʒeɪ /, [1] [2] US: / ˌpiːəˈʒeɪ, pjɑːˈʒeɪ /, [3] [4] [5] French: [ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ]; 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called genetic epistemology.

6. Domain-general learning - Wikipedia

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   Domain-general learning. Domain-general learning theories of development suggest that humans are born with mechanisms in the brain that exist to support and guide learning on a broad level, regardless of the type of information being learned. [1] [2] [3] Domain-general learning theories also recognize that although learning different types of ...

7. Portal:Psychology/Selected article/7 - Wikipedia

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   An image of neural pathways in the brain taken using diffusion tensor imaging. Neurolinguistics is the study of the neural mechanisms in the human brain that control the comprehension, production, and acquisition of language.

8. Genetic epistemology - Wikipedia

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   Genetic epistemology or 'developmental theory of knowledge' is a study of the origins (genesis) of knowledge ( epistemology) established by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. This theory opposes traditional epistemology and unites constructivism and structuralism. Piaget took epistemology as the starting point and adopted the method of genetics ...

9. Jean Piaget Society - Wikipedia

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   Jean Piaget Society. The Jean Piaget Society is an international learned society dedicated to studying human knowledge from a developmental perspective. It is named after the highly regarded developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. Since 1989, its full name has been the Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development.