Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

adolescent development, cognition, doctoral degree, human mind, Jean Piaget, mollusks, natural sciences, Neuchâtel, psychoanalysis, psychology, stages of development, Switzerland, University of Neuchâtel, University of Zürich, zoology

Disciplines

Child Psychology | Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is a well-known leader in the field of psychology with a focus on child development and cognition. Piaget was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. As an adolescent, he had interests in the natural sciences including a fascination with mollusks. While studying zoology and receiving a doctoral degree in the natural sciences at the University of Neuchâtel, Piaget attended psychology courses  at the University of Zürich with Carl Jung, an important figure in the field of psychoanalysis. In learning information about psychoanalysis, Piaget became interested in psychology and the complex operations of the human mind.

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