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Piaget's theory of cognitive development  

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  • To properly understand Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, it is important to consider it within the larger context of his work. Although Piaget is recognized as one of the greatest developmental psychologists, he described his own work as “genetic epistemology.” Genetic (Greek genno = give birth) here refers to the origin and development of knowledge, rather than to genes, as the word is used today. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development]

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