Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-25-2025
Keywords
biological reactions, children, cognition, cognitive development, Cognitive-Developmental Theory, distinct stages, environmental reactions, inherited trait, intelligence, Jean Piaget, Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory, psychologists
Disciplines
Developmental Psychology
Abstract
Jean Piaget was one of the first psychologists to systematically investigate the cognitive development of children. He believed that intelligence develops as a result of both biological and environmental reactions rather than being an unchangeable, inherited trait. He believed cognition develops in distinct stages from infancy to adulthood, which became the basis of Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory.
Recommended Citation
Olson, Rebecca; Eackles, Kelsey; Kepple, Cassandra; and McNeil, Cheryl B., "The Concrete Operational Period of Development" (2025). Essays in Developmental Psychology. 39.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/edp/39