An infant who interprets her world primarily through her physical interactions with objects is most likely in Jean Piaget's ____________ stage,which lasts from birth until age 2.

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The sensorimotor stage is the first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development and lasts from birth until around age 2. During this stage, infants learn about their environment and how to interact with it through their senses and motor actions. Infants at this stage are focused on exploring and manipulating objects in their environment and do not yet have the ability to think abstractly or understand cause-and-effect relationships. Therefore, the best choice for this question is D) sensorimotor.

An Infant Who Interprets Her World Primarily Through Her Physical