Adrien Pinard

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

Adrien Pinard
Born	February 14, 1916 Montréal
Died	September 3, 1998(1998-09-03) (aged 82) Montréal
Citizenship	Canadian
Occupation	Psychologist
Academic background
Alma mater	Université de Montréal
Academic work
Discipline	Psychology
Sub-discipline	Developmental psychology
Institutions	UQAM

Biography

He worked at the Université de Montréal from which he retired in 1981 as emeritus Professor of Psychology.^[2][3]

He was the founder of the Quebec Society of Professional Psychology Ordre des psychologues du Québec [fr] 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

• 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^[5]

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]