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From the Personality Concepts Matrix, select one theorist whom you found particularly interesting, and research that person in more depth using outside sources. Focus on the following factors:

a. The school of thought the individual falls under
b. The individual's contributions to the field of psychology of personality
c. Occurrences during the individual's lifetime that may have influenced his or her perspectives
d. How the individual's particular theories can be applied to the workplace

Prepare a 800-word paper, follow APA format, and use at least four sources other than the text.

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Personality Concepts Matrix, Piaget's theory of development

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Personality Theorist Paper From the Personality Concepts Matrix, select one theorist whom you found particularly interesting, and research that person in more depth using outside sources.

Focus on the following factors:

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a Swiss educator and theorist.

a. The school of thought the individual falls under
His school of thought falls under the genetic epistemology ( study of the origins of knowing) thinking and approach to the life events of people. Piaget's theory emphasizes the cognitive and affective realms of the individual's personality.

b. The individual's contributions to the field of psychology of personality

The personality theory which Piaget presented spanned not only the personality development, but also the cognitive/mental developmental growth of the human beings. Piaget was interested in how the environment and the individual's behavior interact to synthesize into a model for sensory knowledge and its usage by the ...

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