The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the familiar becomes, so that novelty, instead of constituting an annoyance avoided by the subject, becomes a problem and invites searching. Jean Piaget annoyanceavoidconstitute share on social
From the moral as from the intellectual point of view, the child is born neither good nor bad but master of his destiny. Jean Piaget badbearchild Change image and share on social
The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly. Jean Piaget changecurrenthistory Change image and share on social
I always like to think on a problem before reading about it. Jean Piaget problemread Change image and share on social
Scientific thought, then, is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a process. Jean Piaget instancemomentaryprocess Change image and share on social
During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of himself as subject and is familiar only with his own actions. Jean Piaget actionchildearly Change image and share on social
Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures. Jean Piaget linguisticlogicmathematics Change image and share on social
On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It is these individual actions that give rise most of the time to abstraction from objects. Jean Piaget abstractionactiongive Change image and share on social
One of the most striking things one finds about the child under 7-8 is his extreme assurance on all subjects. Jean Piaget assurancechildextreme Change image and share on social
I engage my subjects in conversation, patterned after psychiatric questioning, with the aim of discovering something about the reasoning underlying their right but especially their wrong answers. Jean Piaget aimanswerconversation Change image and share on social