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Born on August 9, 1896
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Recherche. Lausanne: La Concorde.
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In 1921, he became director of studies at the J.-J. Rousseau Institute in Geneva at the request of Sir Ed. Claparède and P. Bovet.
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Professor of Psychology, Sociology and the Philosophy of Science, University of Neuchatel
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Piaget's theory of cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model of the world. He disagreed with the idea that intelligence was a fixed trait, and regarded cognitive development as a process which occurs due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment.
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Created and was director till his death
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Within the theory, Piaget describes three types of knowledge that children acquire. They are 1.) Physical knowledge - "knowledge about objects in the world, which can be gained through their perceptual properties," 2.) Logical-mathematical knowledge - "abstract knowledge that must be invented," and 3.) Social-arbitrary knowledge - "culture-specific knowledge learned from people within one's culture-group"
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include Assimilation, Accommodation, and Equilibrium
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Erasmus Prize
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