Overview

For fifty years Bärbel Inhelder (1913-1997) was the research companion of Jean Piaget. In this unique volume, published in her honour, leading international researchers examine the various aspects of her work and ideas and her contribution to developmental psychology. Following an initial chapter establishing Inhelder's stature as an independent researcher in her own right, the various research topics that she explored are reviewed and discussed with specific reference to her own perspective and in the chronological order in which she approached them. While the book explores Inhelder's work with her more famous colleague, it also highlights areas of research in which her ideas were at variance with those of Piaget, such as mental imagery, and areas in which her innovations have not been fully recognised, such as her discovery of the formal operations stage - an event usually attributed to Piaget - and her introduction of longitudinal studies in the field of cognitive development. Her research, viewpoint and contribution in other fields such as mental retardation, learning, and cross-cultural issues in development are also discussed. The final chapter, written by Inhelder herself, deals with experimental reasoning in children and adolescents and provides a glimpse of her creativity.

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Author:   Anastasia Tryphon ,  Jacques Voneche
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781138877191

ISBN 10:   1138877190
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   03 March 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

J.Voneche, Barbel Inhelder's Contributions to Psychology. J-L. Paour, From Structural Diagnosis to Functional Diagnosis of Reasoning: A Dynamic Conception of Retardation. M. Chandler, Perspective Taking in the Aftermath of Theory-Theory and the Collapse of the Social Role-Taking Literature. T. Bond, Building a Theory of Formal Operational Thinking: Inhelder's Psychology Meets Piaget's Epistemology. W. Edelstein, E. Schroder, The Impact of Social Structure on Development: An Analysis of Individual Differences in Cognition. E. Schroder, W. Edelstein, The Impact of Developmental Change and Social Constraints on Cognition: The Example of Syllogistic Reasoning. J. Voneche, Mental Imagery: From Inhelder's Ideas to Neuro-Cognitive Models. P. Bryant, Learning in Geneva: The Contribution by Barbel Inhelder and her Colleagues. E. von Glasersfeld, Scheme Theory as a Key to the Learning Paradox. P. Greenfield, Culture and Universals: A Tribute to Barbel Inhelder. T. Brown, Barbel Inhelder and the Fall of Valhalla. B. Inhelder, The Experimental Approaches of Children and Adolescents.

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This book is first-rate. It is a fine tribute to the contribution made by Barbel Inhelder to developmental psychology.- European Society of Developmental Psychology website This book is first-rate. It is a fine tribute to the contribution made by Barbel Inhelder to developmental psychology. - European Society of Developmental Psychology website

This book is first-rate. It is a fine tribute to the contribution made by Barbel Inhelder to developmental psychology. - European Society of Developmental Psychology website

Author Information

Anastasia Tryphon is Scientific Assistant at the Archives Jean Piaget and Jacques Voneche is Professor of Psychology. They are both with the University of Geneva. Their previous publications include Piaget-Vygotsky: The Social Genesis of Thought (1996)

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