Papert's principle

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

• Association
• Attention
• Dissociation
• Child development
• Developmental psychology
• Language development
• Mental development
• Thought

References

External links

• 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.