Jean Piaget was a psychologist who studied the way children think and develop logically. He was born on August 9, 1896 to parents , Arthur Piaget and Rebecca Jackson, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was their first child. His mother was the one that sparked his interest in science. His father was a professor of medieval literature. Piaget died on September 16, 1980 in Geneva, Switzerland.
While attending school at the Neuchâtel Latin High School, Piaget would write papers on the albino sparrow and mollusk. His work was being published at this time. When Piaget finished high school, he went on to the University of Neuchâtel, where he studied natural sciences (zoology). In 1918, he graduated with a PhD in natural science and then later went on to study psychology at the University of Zürich. Piaget then moved from Switzerland and went to Paris, France to study abnormal psychology for the span of one year.
In 1921, Claparede invited Piaget to Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute in Geneva to be the director …show more content…
He also spent time helping during the war. He worked really hard on his research because he feared that he may never finish. This research and studies took him thirty years. Piaget had a great fascination for the mind and how it work. He believed that humans differed from animals simply because humans could process things using abstract symbolism. He also believed the children had different thought process than adults and that they reacted to certain scenarios differently. From doing his research and observation on children he was able to establish the Process of Cognitive Development.
Piaget believed that children went through stages during thought processing and cognitive development. After his research he came to a conclusion that all children went through a series of stages. These were four stages which were the sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage, Concrete operational stage, and Formal operations
While attending school at the Neuchâtel Latin High School, Piaget would write papers on the albino sparrow and mollusk. His work was being published at this time. When Piaget finished high school, he went on to the University of Neuchâtel, where he studied natural sciences (zoology). In 1918, he graduated with a PhD in natural science and then later went on to study psychology at the University of Zürich. Piaget then moved from Switzerland and went to Paris, France to study abnormal psychology for the span of one year.
In 1921, Claparede invited Piaget to Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute in Geneva to be the director …show more content…
He also spent time helping during the war. He worked really hard on his research because he feared that he may never finish. This research and studies took him thirty years. Piaget had a great fascination for the mind and how it work. He believed that humans differed from animals simply because humans could process things using abstract symbolism. He also believed the children had different thought process than adults and that they reacted to certain scenarios differently. From doing his research and observation on children he was able to establish the Process of Cognitive Development.
Piaget believed that children went through stages during thought processing and cognitive development. After his research he came to a conclusion that all children went through a series of stages. These were four stages which were the sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage, Concrete operational stage, and Formal operations