Jean Piaget, developmental psychologist and epistemologist, known for his constructivism, genetic epistemology, theory of cognitive development, object permanence, and egocentrism has become one of the world’s greatest developmental psychologists, famous for his theory of cognitive development. Jean Piaget a Swiss biologist and psychologist, was the first born to Rebecca Jackson, a Calvinist and caregiver, and Arthur Piaget, a medieval literature teacher at the University on August 9, 1896, in Neuchatel, Switzerland (Patterson). Arthur Piaget, held a passionate dedication to his studies, a trait young Jean began to emulate from an early age. At the age of 10, Piaget held a fascination with mollusks which drew him to the museum of natural history,
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His body of work, has been critical and crucial in the theoretic development of psychology itself, but also in terms of practical utility, his influence has extended far beyond this subject. Piaget’s influence has spread to areas as diverse as psychology, education, childcare, parenting, evolution, philosophy and advertising. Piaget is widely regarded as one of the most influential theorist of his time. One of the most admirable additions to the child psychology was produced by Jean Piaget in his cognitive theory. According to Piaget, children reason and think differently during different times in their lives. He believed that everyone, male or female, pass through an invariant sequence. This sequence comprises of four qualitatively distinct stages divided in the life of a person. Although, all children will pass through these stages, the ages at which these children pass or enter them all vary from others. The four cognitive stages include: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal operation (abstract thinking). Sensorimotor occurs from birth to two years of age. During this stage, the mental structure of the child is mainly focused towards mastering the concrete objects. Preoperational occurs from the age of two, to the age of seven. During this stage, the child masters all of the symbols. Concrete occurs from seven to eleven years of age. During this stage, children learn about how to reason, and master the classes of numbers and relations. Formal operations also known as abstract thinking occurs from the age of eleven and so on. This stage deals with the mastery of the
His body of work, has been critical and crucial in the theoretic development of psychology itself, but also in terms of practical utility, his influence has extended far beyond this subject. Piaget’s influence has spread to areas as diverse as psychology, education, childcare, parenting, evolution, philosophy and advertising. Piaget is widely regarded as one of the most influential theorist of his time. One of the most admirable additions to the child psychology was produced by Jean Piaget in his cognitive theory. According to Piaget, children reason and think differently during different times in their lives. He believed that everyone, male or female, pass through an invariant sequence. This sequence comprises of four qualitatively distinct stages divided in the life of a person. Although, all children will pass through these stages, the ages at which these children pass or enter them all vary from others. The four cognitive stages include: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal operation (abstract thinking). Sensorimotor occurs from birth to two years of age. During this stage, the mental structure of the child is mainly focused towards mastering the concrete objects. Preoperational occurs from the age of two, to the age of seven. During this stage, the child masters all of the symbols. Concrete occurs from seven to eleven years of age. During this stage, children learn about how to reason, and master the classes of numbers and relations. Formal operations also known as abstract thinking occurs from the age of eleven and so on. This stage deals with the mastery of the