Contributions of Jean Piaget to the theory of child knowledge

Abstract

During the current work, we will briefly mention one of the most important contributions made to the Child Cognitive Psychology by the biologist as well as epistemologist Jean Piaget. Concepts as assimilation, adaptation, schemes and mental operations are part of the wide theory, which allow us to explain with logic
and background how child face a series of cognitive experiences by the influence of the social component as well as the own tendencies of the biologic maturing which allow to advance in the mental development, since the sensorial contact period with objects until the use of the formal and abstract thinking.