A parent tells the nurse that his child is quite creative and learning how to pretend with "almost anything in the house." According to Piaget,the nurse realizes this child is demonstrating which stage/phase?
A)Tertiary circular reaction: stage 5
B)Inventions of new means: stage 6
C)Preconceptual phase
D)Concrete operations phase

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Inventions of new means is the sixth stage of Piaget's sensorimotor development, which occurs around 18 to 24 months. During this stage, children begin to develop symbolic thought, using symbols to represent objects or events. They also engage in make-believe play and can use one object to represent another. Pretending with almost anything in the house is an example of this type of symbolic play, demonstrating that the child is in the Inventions of new means stage.

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