Searching for Bobby Fischer

While watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, I was able to analyze the young chess prodigy, Josh, very easily. Through his actions and mindset, his social and cognitive abilities were revealed. The interactions between Josh and his father, Josh and his chess teacher, and his mother and father also played a major role on his development.
According to Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Josh would be placed in the Formal Operational State. His level of thinking is one or two years beyond what it should be according to his age. He definitely showed he knows how to think abstractly and think about possibilities beyond concrete reality. A perfect example of this is when his chess teacher becomes frustrated with Josh, and he knocks all of the chess pieces off of the chess game board. Then he tells Josh to make the move without any of the pieces on the board and to just imagine it. By abstractly thinking, Josh is able to tell his......

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Title: Searching For Bobby Fischer
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