Four-year-old Becky is playing with blocks, stacking them one on top of another until her towers eventually tumble, and then stacking the blocks again. Which one of the following best reflects Piaget's view of how Becky is probably learning in this situation?
A) Because she is probably still in the sensorimotor stage, she will remember what she learns about the blocks only while the blocks are still in front of her.
B) She is absorbing information about how the environment behaves (e.g., "objects fall") without consciously thinking about it.
C) She is actively thinking about and interpreting the results of her actions.
D) Because she builds one tower after another, she is obviously reinforced by watching her towers tumble down.

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Piaget believed that children in the preoperational stage (which typically occurs from ages 2 to 7) are actively thinking about and interpreting the world around them, using simple mental representations of objects and events. Therefore, Becky is likely learning through her own active exploration and experimentation with the blocks, rather than simply absorbing information about the environment without thinking.

Four-Year-Old Becky Is Playing with Blocks, Stacking Them One on Top