Wayne's father hung a bright yellow tennis ball over Wayne's crib and dangled it whenever he stood by the crib.Within a day or two of doing this,Wayne was seen kicking his legs in the air to reach the ball successfully.Wayne's action is an example of the ________ substage given by Piaget.

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Wayne's kicking action to reach the tennis ball over his crib shows the coordination of secondary circular reactions, which is the third substage of Piaget's sensorimotor stage. This substage spans from 4-8 months and involves the coordination of two or more secondary circular reactions to achieve a goal, which is exemplified in Wayne's action of kicking to reach the ball. The other choices are not applicable as simple reflexes involve automatic responses to stimuli, tertiary circular reactions involve exploration and experimentation with new behaviors, and internalization of schemes involves the ability to create mental representations of actions and events.

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