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primary circular reactions  

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  • Circular reaction is term coined by Jean Piaget (1896–1980), a developmental biologist by training, who devoted his life to studying intellectual abilities from infancy to adolescence. The term describes stages of the infant's cognitive development in the sensorimotor period, the first of the stages identified by Piaget, which lasts from 0 to 24 months of age. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Primary Circular Reactions]

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