Piaget called his first stage of cognitive development the "sensorimotor" stage because young infants
A) can engage in some representational thought but without the use of symbols.
B) make a conscious choice to engage directly with their environment rather than use
symbolic thought.
C) cannot engage in the processes of organization, assimilation and accommodation.
D) learn about the world of "here and now" through their sensory and motor actions alone.
D
You might also like to view...
Our shifting perceptions of a Necker cube best illustrate the importance of:
a. sensory interaction. b. bottom-up processing. c. sensory adaptation. d. top-down processing.
Hymie has developed a school phobia. Hymie's parents should
A) tell him to be braver and send him to school anyway. B) insist that he return to school as well as provide training in how to cope. C) arrange a shortened school day for him. D) give him tangible rewards for each day he attends school without complaining.