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   Piaget
   Swiss genetic epistemologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is famous for his theory of cognitive development of children. A genetic epistemologist is, of course, someone interested in the biological basis to the growth of knowledge. This makes understanding the key point of Piaget's theory easy. This is, that the reason children think differently from adults is because of biological maturation of their brain. They can't think and problem solve like adults, simply because they are not biologically mature enough to do so. And won't be until around age 11. Children go through stages of cognitive development from birth to around 11, progressively developing more sophisticated ways of thinking and problem solving. Biological maturation of the brain, called epigenesis, is crucial to this. His four stages of cognitive development in childhood are:
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   Piaget
   [n] - Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
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   Piaget
   Jean Piaget noun Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
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   Piaget
   `Piaget` may refer to: * Jean Piaget, developmental theorist * Sidney Paget, a British illustrator * Piaget SA, a Swiss watchmaker and jeweler * An international school in Medan, Indonesia * Instituto Piaget, a Portuguese private institution of higher education
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