Adrien Pinard

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 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 [metaconsciousness 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 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.