The Psychology of the Child
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The Psychology of the Child is a seminal work in developmental psychology that presents Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder’s influential theory of how children's thinking evolves through distinct cognitive stages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Psychology of the Child canonical | 2 |
| La psychologie de l’enfant | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10988473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Psychology of the Child Context triple: [Bärbel Inhelder, coAuthorOf, The Psychology of the Child]
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A.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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B.
The Language and Thought of the Child
The Language and Thought of the Child is a foundational book in developmental psychology in which Jean Piaget explores how children’s language use reflects and shapes their evolving cognitive structures.
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C.
The Child's Conception of the World
The Child's Conception of the World is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that explores how children understand reality, causality, and the physical world as their cognitive abilities develop.
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D.
The Construction of Reality in the Child
The Construction of Reality in the Child is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that analyzes how infants and young children gradually build an understanding of objects, space, time, and causality.
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E.
Psychological Care of Infant and Child
"Psychological Care of Infant and Child" is a controversial 1928 parenting book by behaviorist John B. Watson that applies behaviorist principles to child-rearing and argues against displays of parental affection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Psychology of the Child Target entity description: The Psychology of the Child is a seminal work in developmental psychology that presents Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder’s influential theory of how children's thinking evolves through distinct cognitive stages.
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A.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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B.
The Language and Thought of the Child
The Language and Thought of the Child is a foundational book in developmental psychology in which Jean Piaget explores how children’s language use reflects and shapes their evolving cognitive structures.
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C.
The Child's Conception of the World
The Child's Conception of the World is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that explores how children understand reality, causality, and the physical world as their cognitive abilities develop.
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D.
The Construction of Reality in the Child
The Construction of Reality in the Child is a seminal book by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget that analyzes how infants and young children gradually build an understanding of objects, space, time, and causality.
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E.
Psychological Care of Infant and Child
"Psychological Care of Infant and Child" is a controversial 1928 parenting book by behaviorist John B. Watson that applies behaviorist principles to child-rearing and argues against displays of parental affection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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developmental psychology book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| author |
Bärbel Inhelder
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Jean Piaget ⓘ |
| coAuthorRoleOf | Bärbel Inhelder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| describes |
Piagetian theory of cognitive development
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concrete operational stage ⓘ formal operational stage ⓘ preoperational stage ⓘ sensorimotor stage ⓘ stages of cognitive development ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
accommodation
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assimilation ⓘ conservation ⓘ egocentrism in children ⓘ equilibration ⓘ logical operations ⓘ object permanence ⓘ schemas ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive psychology
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developmental psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| hasFormat | book-length theoretical synthesis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
constructivist view of learning
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stage-based model of development ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cognitive science
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developmental psychology ⓘ education ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educators
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psychologists ⓘ students of psychology ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
synthesis of Piaget’s earlier research on children
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systematic description of Piaget’s stages ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
La psychologie de l’enfant
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linked to:
The Psychology of the Child
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| primaryTheorist | Jean Piaget ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| topic |
child development
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cognitive development in children ⓘ constructivism in psychology ⓘ genetic epistemology ⓘ |
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linked to: The Psychology of the Child