Sensorimotor+Stage

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__Definition__:
Piaget's first stage of development in which infants use information from their senses and motor actions to learn about the world. (p. 109) HGD Chapter 5, (p. 109)

__Examples__:
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When an infant uses his/her senses such as looking (sight), listening (sound), sucking (taste), and grasping (touch).

__Analogies__:
When a three month old child shakes his/her hand repeatedly to hear the sound of a rattle, he/she is experiencing pleasure from hearing the sound of the rattle.

__Mnemonics__:

 * Sub-Stage || Age ||  ||
 * 1. Simple reflexes || Birth-1 month || "Co-ordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviours" ||
 * 2. First habits and primary circular reactions phase || 1-4 months || "Coordination of sensation and two types of schemas: habits (reflex) and primary circular reactions (reproduction of an event that initially occurred by chance). Main focus is still on the infant's body." ||
 * 3. Secondary circularreactions phase || 4-8 months || Development of habits. "Infants become more object-oriented, moving beyond self-preoccupation; repeat actions that bring interesting or pleasurable results." ||
 * 4. Co-ordination of secondary circular reactions stage || 8-12 months || "Co-ordination of vision and touch - hand-eye co-ordination; co-ordination of schemas and intentionality." ||
 * 5.Tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity || 12-18 months || "Infants become intrigued by the many properties of objects and by the many things they can make happen to objects; they experiment with new behaviour." ||
 * 6. Internalisation of __[|schemas]__ || 18-24 months || "Infants develop the ability to use primitive symbols and form enduring mental representations." ||

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Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage

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