Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) always considered himself a natural scientist, not a psychologist. As a boy he quickly gave up play and pretend to take refuge in "work" -- exploring internal combustion ...

In its emphasis on suprahistorical totalities, structuralism in developmental psychology has failed to acknowledge the sociohistorical nature of cognition. In this it converges with, and serves the ...

WHEELING, W.Va., -- A Wheeling Jesuit University psychology class recently invited six children to answer a variety of questions to test how they think. The answers obtained verified that children ...

The authors assess the study of cognitive development and what it reveals about children's ability to appreciate and cope with advertising. Whereas prior research on children and advertising has drawn ...