According to Piaget the child does not copy reality, but rather constructs it. The contemporary emphasis upon constructivism in education, for example, stems directly from Piaget's theory of intellectual development. Piaget's work, however, has had an impact on other disciplines as well. In these and in many other ways, Piaget's research and theory continue to be a powerful stimulus in many different fields and areas of investigation. Moreover, a great deal of present day research and theory regarding adolescence starts from Piaget's demonstration of the appearance of new, higher level, mental abilities during this age period. In addition, much of contemporary research on infancy grows directly out of Piaget's innovative studies of his own three infants. The stages of development that Piaget observed and conceptualized are given extended treatment in every introductory psychology and developmental psychology textbook. Many of Piaget's concepts and research methods have become so much a part of the conventional wisdom and practice that psychologists are often unaware of their origin. Director of the Institute of Educational Science in Geneva and professor of experimental psychology at the University of Geneva, Jean Piaget was the most influential developmental psychologist of the twentieth century.
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