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:
Some of the most crucial steps in mental growth are based not simply on acquiring new skills, but on acquiring new administrative ways to use what one already knows.
— Marvin Minsky, [1]
See also[edit]
- Association
- Attention
- Dissociation
- Child development
- Developmental psychology
- Language development
- Mental development
- Thought
References[edit]
- ^ Minsky 1988, p. 102.
External links[edit]
- Minsky, Marvin; Papert, Seymour. "Papert's Principle". papert.org.
excerpted from The Society of Mind by Marvin Minsky 1988
- Minsky, Marvin (1988) [1986]. "Chapter 10: Papert's Principle". The Society of Mind. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. pp. 98–107. ISBN 0671657135. OCLC 1804169.