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

Biography

He worked at the Université de Montréal from which he retired in 1981 as emeritus Professor of Psychology. He was the founder of the ''Quebec Society of Professional Psychology'' and was elected President of the

Canadian Psychological Association The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) is the primary organization representing psychologists throughout Canada. It was organized in 1939 and incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act, Part II, in May 1950. Its objectives are to imp ...

in 1964.

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 etaconsciousness and metacognition Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 33(1), 27–41

Awards

* 1991: CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science * 1986:

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Canada judges to have "made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life" ...

* 1986: Prix Léon-Gérin * 1983: Prix Acfas Marcel-Vincent * 1970: Bourse Killam * 1962: Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association

Legacy

In 2014, a building at UQAM was named in his honour. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinard, Adrien 1916 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Canadian psychologists Presidents of the Canadian Psychological Association Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Academic staff of the Université de Montréal