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“Chance... in the accommodation peculiar to sensorimotor intelligence, plays the same role as in scientific discovery. It is only useful to the genius and its revelations remain meaningless to the unskilled.”

Quote by Jean Piaget

Book:Origin of Intelligence in the Child: Selected Works

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Origin of Intelligence in the Child: Selected Works

This book is a compilation of essays and research on the psychological and developmental aspects of intelligence in children, exploring various theories and observations in the field. more

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Swiss psychologist and the founder of the theory of cognitive development. Piaget's research has had a profound impact on fields such as educational psychology and child psychology. more

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