| Abstract: | Memorializes B?rbel Inhelder, who is noted for her participation in the creation of a new discipline, genetic epistemology (GE). Inhelder's work comprised at least 3 main pioneering efforts: (1) the construction of GE, including books on the topics of the development of elementary logical structures, the child's representation of space and spontaneous geometry, the development of the idea of chance, mental imagery, memory, and learning; (2) the extension of GE to the study of adolescent cognitive development, which led her to recognition of formal operations as a stage typically appearing in adolescent thought; and (3) the connection of the study and understanding of mental retardation with the emerging field of cognitive development. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
