Sixteen-month-old Akel plays endlessly with a ball, rolling it, throwing it, using it to knock over other toys, standing on it, and trying to ride on it. Which of the following Jean Piaget's substages of the sensorimotor stage is represented by Akel's behavior?
A. the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage
B. the secondary circular reactions substage
C. the tertiary circular reactions substage
D. the primary circular reactions substage
Answer: C
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