| 9. In the sensorimotor period, according to Piaget, the infant coordinates sensory experiences with motor activities. In the preoperational thought period, the child acquires language, is egocentric, and learns to represent the environment with symbols. In the concrete operations period, the child develops conservation, decentration, and reversal. In the formal operations period, the adolescent is capable of abstract logical thinking. |
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