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Adrien Pinard

Adrien Pinard (1916-1998), was a Canadian psychologist and noted researcher in developmental psychology.

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Adrien Pinard
BornFebruary 14, 1916
DiedSeptember 3, 1998(1998-09-03) (aged 82)
CitizenshipCanadian
OccupationPsychologist
Academic background
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-discipline
Developmental psychology
InstitutionsUQAM

Adrien Pinard (1916-1998), was a Canadian psychologist and noted researcher in developmental psychology.1

Biography

He worked at the Université de Montréal from which he retired in 1981 as emeritus Professor of Psychology.23

He was the founder of the Quebec Society of Professional Psychology Ordre des psychologues du Québec and was elected President of the Canadian Psychological Association in 1964.4

Publications

  • Pinard, A. (1980) The Conservation of Conservation: A Unification of Piaget's Model. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Laurendeau, M., & Pinard, A. (1970). The Development of the Concept of Space in the Child. New York: International Universities Press.
  • Laurendeau, M., & Pinard, A. (1963). Causal Thinking in the Child: A Genetic and Experimental Approach. New York: International Universities Press.
  • Pinard, A. (1992). Métaconscience et métacognition [metaconsciousness and metacognition]. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 33(1), 27–41

Awards

Legacy

In 2014, a building at UQAM was named in his honour.6 The Adrien Pinard Prize was established by the Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie for an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to psychology.7

References

References

  1. Beaudet, Denyse (2008-01-01). Dreamguider: Open the Door to Your Child's Dreams. Hampton Roads Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57174-593-4.
  2. Dana, Richard Henry; May, W. Theodore (1987). Internship Training in Professional Psychology. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-89116-580-4.
  3. Medicine (U.S.), National Library of (1969). National Library of Medicine Current Catalog: Annual cumulation. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine.
  4. Beaudet, Denyse (2008-01-01). Dreamguider: Open the Door to Your Child's Dreams. Hampton Roads Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57174-593-4.
  5. "New fellows of the Canadian Psychological Association: Professor Adrien Pinard". The Canadian Psychologist. 3a (4): 141. 1962. doi:10.1037/h0083396.
  6. "PAVILLON ADRIEN-PINARD (SU)". UQAM. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. "Josée Savard is the recipient of the Adrien Pinard Prize from the SQRP". University of Laval. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.