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= ﻿Jean Piaget = = ﻿ =



August 9, 1896-September 16, 1980

Child Psychologist and Malacologist Cognitive Perspective: Jean Piaget had a cognitive perspective, he believed that by emphasizes the role that thoughts play in dertermaining behavior. Also that behavior is how thoughts determain behavior influenced by values and interpetations. This helped him creat the stages of children.

Education: When Piaget was 11 years old he began his research and studies and wrote a short paper on an albino sparrow. He then attended the University of Neuchatel and received a degree in zooolgy. He studied psychology in Zurich with Carl Jung and Eugen Bleuler, and continued this study in Paris at Scrobonne with Alfred Binet.

Accomplishments: 1.) "How does knowledge grow?": Piaget's carreer in psychology was focused on the cognative development of children. He studied and experimented to answer the question "How does knowledge grow?" 2.) Piaget's Theory: He developed a theory that children go through the same four stages during their childhood. 3.) Theory of Logic: Another theory that Piaget developed is that a child's logic is entirely different than an adult's logic.

Contributions: 1.) Piaget contributed to pyschology by becoming the chair of philosophy at the University of Neuchatel where he taught pyschology, philosophy, and science. 2.) He was the Chair of International Bureau of Education. media type="youtube" key="JEfjjYgsT44?fs=1" height="385" width="480" __Works Cited__ [] Education Backround [] Contributions and Accomplishmetns [] Education Backround [] Picture __ http://www.youtube.com __ Video