A child discovers that she can make a toy duck quack by squeezing it, and she repeats this act over and over to hear the sound that the duck makes. According to Piaget, this child

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According to Piaget, a secondary circular reaction occurs when infants repeat actions on external objects to produce interesting outcomes. In this case, the child is repeating the action of squeezing the toy duck to hear the quack sound, which is an external outcome, thus displaying a secondary circular reaction.

A Child Discovers That She Can Make a Toy Duck