Papert's principle
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In child psychology, Papert's principle is often used to explain the results of Jean Piaget's experiments. It is named for Seymour Papert and states that:
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Papert's Principle |url=http://www.papert.org/articles/PapertsPrinciple.html |work=papert.org |first1=Marvin |last1=Minsky |authorlink1=Marvin Minsky |first2=Seymour |last2=Papert |quote=excerpted from The Society of Mind by Marvin {{harvnb|Minsky|1988}}}}
- {{cite book |title=The Society of Mind |first=Marvin |last=Minsky |authorlink=Marvin Minsky |isbn=0671657135 |oclc=1804169 |chapter=Chapter 10: Papert's Principle |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLDLllfRpdkC&pg=PA98 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Simon & Schuster |pages=[https://archive.org/details/societyofmind00mins/page/98 98–107] |year=1988 |orig-year=1986 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/societyofmind00mins/page/98 }}
Category:Developmental psychology
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