AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What description goes with the sensorimotor stage?
A
Abstract reasoning.
B
Experiencing the world through senses and actions (looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping.)
C
Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations.
D
Representing things with words and images; using intuitive rather than logical reasoning.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sensorimotor stage typically takes place within the first two years of a child’s life. It is marked by the child discovering the difference between themselves and their environment. At that point, they will use their senses to learn things about both themselves and their environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sensorimotor stage is the first phase of children’s cognitive development. During this stage, children primarily learn about their environment through their senses and motor activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main development during the sensorimotor stage is the understanding that objects exist and events occur in the world independently of one’s own actions (’the object concept’, or ‘object permanence’).

Detailed explanation-4: -1. The sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years) Babies from birth to 2 years of age use their senses and bodily movements to understand the world around them, which is why this stage is known as the sensorimotor stage.

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