Substages of Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage

Question 1

1) Use of Reflexes stage

Answer 1

-Dorri begins sucking when her mother’s breast is in her mouth

Question 2

2) Primary Circular Reactions

Answer 2

• infants repeat pleasurable behaviours

- Dylan is able to adjust from boob to bottle

Question 3

3) Secondary Circular Reactions

Answer 3

• more interested in environment
• repeat pleasurable actions
• Gibb flicks off a cheerio one by one and watches it fall

Question 4

4) Coordination of Secondary Schemes

Answer 4

• can anticipate events
• use behaviours to goals
• Jessica plays the same song over and over again by pushing the same button instead of the other buttons

Question 5

5) Tertiary Circular Reactions

Answer 5

-curiosity and experimentation
Bjorn’s first efforts to bring his favorite board book into his crib fail because the book is too wide. Soon, Bjorn turns the book sideways, pulls it in, and hugs it, delighted with his success.

Question 6

6) Mental Combinations

Answer 6

-think before action