Jean Piaget
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Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist renowned for his pioneering work on child development and his theory of cognitive development, which profoundly shaped modern educational and developmental psychology.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Piaget canonical | 30 |
| Piaget | 1 |
| Piagetian theory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Piaget Context triple: [Seymour Papert, influencedBy, Jean Piaget]
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G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall was an American psychologist and educator who founded the first psychology research laboratory in the United States and became the first president of the American Psychological Association.
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Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka was a German psychologist and one of the founders of Gestalt psychology, known for his work on perception, learning, and developmental psychology.
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C.
Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and key figure in Gestalt psychology, known for his pioneering research on insight learning and problem-solving in animals.
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Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson is the daughter of Canadian author Margaret Atwood and her partner, novelist Graeme Gibson.
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E.
John Dewey
John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer known as a leading figure in pragmatism and progressive education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Piaget Target entity description: Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist renowned for his pioneering work on child development and his theory of cognitive development, which profoundly shaped modern educational and developmental psychology.
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A.
G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall was an American psychologist and educator who founded the first psychology research laboratory in the United States and became the first president of the American Psychological Association.
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B.
Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka was a German psychologist and one of the founders of Gestalt psychology, known for his work on perception, learning, and developmental psychology.
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C.
Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and key figure in Gestalt psychology, known for his pioneering research on insight learning and problem-solving in animals.
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D.
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson
Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson is the daughter of Canadian author Margaret Atwood and her partner, novelist Graeme Gibson.
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E.
John Dewey
John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer known as a leading figure in pragmatism and progressive education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
ⓘ
developmental psychologist ⓘ epistemologist ⓘ human ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in natural sciences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Balzan Prize for Social and Political Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
Balzan Prize
|
| conceptCoined | genetic epistemology ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-08-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-09-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Geneva
ⓘ
University of Neuchâtel ⓘ Université de Paris ⓘ
linked to:
La Sorbonne
|
| familyName |
Piaget
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean Piaget
|
| fieldOfWork |
developmental psychology
ⓘ
education ⓘ epistemology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| influenced |
constructivist pedagogy
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developmental psychology ⓘ educational psychology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
constructivist theory of knowledge
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genetic epistemology ⓘ stage theory of child development ⓘ theory of cognitive development ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences ⓘ |
| movement |
cognitivism
ⓘ
constructivism ⓘ |
| name | Jean Piaget ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Genetic Epistemology
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The Child's Conception of the World ⓘ The Construction of Reality in the Child ⓘ The Language and Thought of the Child ⓘ The Origins of Intelligence in Children ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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psychologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Geneva ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the International Bureau of Education
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professor of psychology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theory |
concrete operational stage of cognitive development
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formal operational stage of cognitive development ⓘ preoperational stage of cognitive development ⓘ sensorimotor stage of cognitive development ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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Paris ⓘ |
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Referenced by (32)
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