When a 3-year-old toddler repeatedly tries to reach some cookies on top of a counter and then, after several failures to do so, drags a chair over to the counter and climbs on the chair to get the cookies, she is exhibiting:
A) adaptation as described by Piaget.
B) egocentricity as described by Freud.
C) sensorimotor motivation as described by Piaget.
D) preconventional reasoning as described by Kohlberg.

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Adaptation as described by Piaget outlines that a child can adjust thinking patterns as the child discovers new information.

When a 3-Year-Old Toddler Repeatedly Tries to Reach Some Cookies