In the context of the substages of the sensorimotor stage in the Piagetian approach to cognitive development, which of the following statements is true about babies in the second substage?
A) They learn to purposely repeat pleasant actions first achieved by chance.
B) They learn to generalize from past experiences to solve new problems.
C) They vary a behavior to see what might happen.
D) They learn to use symbols, such as gestures and words.

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In the second substage of the sensorimotor stage, which occurs approximately between 1 and 4 months of age, babies begin to organize and coordinate their initial reflexes into more complex, integrated behaviors. They learn to repeat actions that produce pleasurable or interesting results, initially discovered by chance. This stage is characterized by the beginning of intentional actions but does not yet include problem-solving based on past experiences, varying behaviors to explore outcomes, or the use of symbols, which develop in later substages.

In the Context of the Substages of the Sensorimotor Stage