Baby Rebecca spots her favourite squeaky toy under her dog Roxy's foot. To retrieve the toy, Rebecca needs first to push Roxy's foot aside before attempting to grasp the toy. Rebecca would be cognitively unable to perform this series of actions until which substage of sensorimotor development?

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The ability to perform a series of actions to achieve a goal, such as moving an obstacle to get to a desired object, emerges in substage 4 (8 to 12 months) of Piaget's sensorimotor stage. This substage is characterized by the development of goal-directed behavior and the beginning of object permanence understanding.

Baby Rebecca Spots Her Favourite Squeaky Toy Under Her Dog