12 Questions
During the sensorimotor stage, infants as young as 3-4 months may know that an object still exists, but lack memory and motor skills to find it. Which of the following is an example of a higher-level goal-directed action that develops during this stage?
Using a container toy to retrieve an object
Which of the following is an example of goal-directed action in the sensorimotor stage?
Reaching for a toy
During the sensorimotor stage, infants as young as 3-4 months may know that an object still exists, but lack memory and motor skills to find it. Which of the following is an example of a higher-level goal-directed action that develops during this stage?
Using a container toy to retrieve an object
Which of the following is an example of goal-directed action in the sensorimotor stage?
Reaching for a toy
At what age do infants typically develop object permanence?
3-4 months
Which of the following is a basic accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage?
Reversing actions
Which of the following is a basic accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage?
Reversing actions
At what age do infants typically develop object permanence?
3-4 months
What is a basic accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage?
Understanding that objects exist even when out of view
What is a basic accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage?
Understanding that objects exist even when out of view
Infants before object permanence can be easily distracted and have objects taken away. Which of the following demonstrates an understanding of object permanence?
A 12-month-old infant searching for a toy that has been hidden in a different room
Infants before object permanence can be easily distracted and have objects taken away. Which of the following demonstrates an understanding of object permanence?
A 12-month-old infant searching for a toy that has been hidden in a different room
Study Notes
- Infancy is the sensorimotor stage, involving seeing, hearing, moving, touching, and tasting.
- Object permanence, the understanding that objects exist even when out of view, develops during this stage.
- Infants as young as 3-4 months may know that an object still exists, but lack memory and motor skills to find it.
- Logical, goal-directed actions also develop during this stage.
- A higher-level "container toy" scheme is an example of goal-directed action.
- Reversing actions is a basic accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage.
- Learning to imagine the reverse of a sequence of actions takes much longer.
- Infants before object permanence can be easily distracted and have objects taken away.
- Older infants who search for hidden objects demonstrate an understanding of object permanence.
- The sensorimotor stage is the beginning of constructing mental representations.
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