Piaget's Sensorimotor stage is defined as birth to age 2; Which option correctly names this stage?

Piaget's Sensorimotor stage is defined as birth to age 2; Which option correctly names this stage?

• A. Pre Operations
• B. Formal Operations
• C. Sensorimotor
• D. Concrete Operations

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is matching Piaget’s stage names to the correct age range and what characterizes each stage. The birth to about age two period is the Sensorimotor stage, named for cognition that develops through direct sensory and motor interaction with the world. In this stage, infants learn by looking, touching, sucking, and moving, and they gradually coordinate these actions to understand how objects exist even when not seen—object permanence. Early reflexes become more intentional as the child explores. The other names refer to later periods: Preoperational is roughly ages two to seven and involves growing symbolic thinking and language; Concrete Operations is about seven to eleven and features more logic tied to concrete objects; Formal Operations starts around adolescence with abstract reasoning. Since the question specifies birth to age two, Sensorimotor is the correct label.

The main idea being tested is matching Piaget’s stage names to the correct age range and what characterizes each stage. The birth to about age two period is the Sensorimotor stage, named for cognition that develops through direct sensory and motor interaction with the world. In this stage, infants learn by looking, touching, sucking, and moving, and they gradually coordinate these actions to understand how objects exist even when not seen—object permanence. Early reflexes become more intentional as the child explores.

The other names refer to later periods: Preoperational is roughly ages two to seven and involves growing symbolic thinking and language; Concrete Operations is about seven to eleven and features more logic tied to concrete objects; Formal Operations starts around adolescence with abstract reasoning. Since the question specifies birth to age two, Sensorimotor is the correct label.