Piaget's cognitive theory has its genesis in his background and the chronological timeframe of his academic world. It is considered that Piaget played a role of the same ilk in that realm as Darwin played in the evolutionary arena (Thomas, 1996). Piagetian theory and concepts (via a mass of publcations and empirical data) transformed the developmental psychology field of the early twentieth century Behaviourist leanings.
Jean Piaget's model of intellectual development continues to have a profound impact on how children, their thinking and development are viewed. Piaget's Model of Cognitive Development Piaget's Model of Cognitive Development
