When Ed's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket, he acts as though it no longer exists, and he makes no attempt to look for it.Ed would clearly be in the period of development that Piaget referred to as the:
A)preoperational period of development
B)sensorimotor period of development
C)concrete operational period of development
D)formal operational period of development

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Ed's behavior of assuming that the toy no longer exists when it is hidden under a blanket is typical of the sensorimotor period of development, which is characterized by the child's understanding of the world through sensory experiences and physical actions. During this period, children have yet to develop the ability to think abstractly or to understand that objects still exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched. This period typically lasts from birth to around 2 years old.

When Ed's Mother Hides His Favorite Toy Under a Blanket