The Psychology of Intelligence (Routledge Classics) - Softcover

Piaget, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415254019 ISBN 13: 9780415254014

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Think of developmental psychology, and the name of Jean Piaget immediately springs to mind. His theory of learning lies at the very heart of the modern understanding of the human learning process, and he is celebrated as the founding father of child psychology. A prolific writer, is the author of more than fifty books and several hundred articles. The Psychology of Intelligence is one of his most important works. Containing a complete synthesis of his thoughts on the mechanisms of intellectual development, it is an extraordinary volume by an extraordinary writer. Given his significance, it is hardly surprising that Psychology Today pronounced Piaget the Best Psychologist of the twentieth century.

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Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Swiss psychologist and pioneer in the study of child development. His work is world-renowned and has had a profound effect on the fields of psychology, sociology, education, and law.

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'He found, to put it most succinctly, that children don't think like grown-ups Einstein called it a discovery "so simple that only a genius could have thought of it."' Time

Think of developmental psychology, and the name of Jean Piaget immediately springs to mind. His theory of learning lies at the very heart of the modern understanding of the human learning process, and he is celebrated as the founding father of child psychology. A prolific writer, his is the author of more than fifty books and several hundred articles. 'The Psychology of Intelligence' is one of his most important works. Containing a complete synthesis of his thoughts on the mechanisms of intellectual development, it is an extraordinary volume by an extraordinary writer. Given his significance, it is hardly surprising that 'Psychology Today' pronounced Piaget the Best Psychologist of the twentieth century.

Jean Piaget (1896-1980). Swiss psychologist and pioneer in the study of child development. His work is world-renowned and has had a profound effect on the fields of psychology, sociology, education, and law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415254019
• ISBN 13: 9780415254014
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216