A researcher who contradicts Piaget's theory on cognitive development is most likely to state that:
A. infants show deferred imitation as early as nine months of age.
B. deferred imitation appears at about 18 months after birth.
C. the sensorimotor stage is the first stage of cognitive development.
D. the second substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from about one to four months of age.
Answer: A
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