When 10-month-old Mary Kate was placed on the floor with a pile of toys, she actively pushed toys out of her way in an effort to reach her partially covered favorite toy telephone. According to Piaget, Mary Kate demonstrated __________.

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Goal-directed behavior is behavior in which several schemas are combined and coordinated to generate a single act to solve a problem. Mary Kate's pushing of toys to reach a favorite toy is an example of goal-directed behavior.

When 10-Month-Old Mary Kate Was Placed on the Floor with a Pile