CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of infants in Piaget’s sensorimotor Substage2?
A
a baby who drops toys down the steps in varying ways
B
a baby who accidentally makes a smacking noise while eating and later tries to reproduce the sound
C
a baby who can push aside a cover to retrieve a hidden toy
D
a baby who accidentally hits a toy hung in front of her and then tries to repeat this effect
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The child relies on seeing, touching, sucking, feeling, and using their senses to learn things aboutthemselves and the environment. Piaget calls this the sensorimotor stagebecause the early manifestations of intelligence appear from sensory perceptionsand motor activities.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the sensorimotor stage, the main task is to: use senses and motor skills to understand the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Substage 4: Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions. The infant combines these basic reflexes and uses planning and coordination to achieve a specific goal. Now the infant can engage in behaviors that others perform and anticipate upcoming events.

Detailed explanation-4: -The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as: deliberate. Once infants begin to interpret their perceptions through the process of adaptation, they are: thinking.

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