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sensorimotor stage of development  

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  • The sensorimotor stage of development begins at birth with the simple reflexes of the neonate and terminates at around two years of age with the onset of symbolic thought representing early childlike language. Within this stage of development, Piaget documents six separate and independent, yet interrelated substages:1. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Psychology; Sensorimotor Stage of Development]

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