Do you need to memorize Piaget’s stages for a test? You’ve found what you’re looking for. I’ll use some familiar mnemonics (“1 is a bun”, etc.) and some wacky images to get those stages – and what happens during them – into your mind. You’ll be able to remember when object permanence occurs, when children […]
Can we make learning as fun as it was when you were a child? We can. Listen to Dr. Eugene Geist as he explains the cognitive development theories of Jean Piaget and you'll understand why we are all geared to learn.
I was recently cast as “Albin” in the musical La Cage Aux Folles and it has given me the unique opportunity to have to learn how to act more effeminate and to cross dress. As a psychologist who obsesses about the “psychology of everyday life” you can imagine how I’ve been thinking about what there […]
Freud’s stages of Psychosexual Development mnemonics Freud’s Intriguing Development Stages Struggling to remember Sigmund Freud’s intricate stages of psychosexual development for an upcoming test? Don’t fret. We’ve got a mnemonic strategy tailored just for you. This tool, not only simplifies the process but also ensures you retain the information for longer. Initially, you might find […]
Piaget’s concept of object permanence is essential to understand. But how did they study this idea among 1 year olds? Obviously children can’t tell you that they believe that something no longer exists when they can’t see it, so how do we know what is going on inside a child’s mind? How about this challenge: do animals also understand object permanence? If you’ve ever seen your cat or dog look under or around objects for a lost toy then yes – you’ve seen that they do understand object permanence.
Could it be that the roots of math anxiety lie not with math itself but with the way math is taught? I speak with Dr. Eugene Geist, specialist in early childhood education. We talk about math anxiety – how it develops and what can be done to help kids overcome it.
