Zubin used to lift his feet in a reflexive motion as a newborn when anything touched the soles of his feet. Now that he is 1, he has learned to step and to walk
The switching Zubin experienced from a reflexive act to an intentional one occurs in which Piagetian cognitive stage?
a. sensorimotor
b. pre-operations
c. concrete operations
d. formal operations
A. In the sensorimotor stage, reflexive behavior turns into intentional acts.
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