Piaget believed that primary circular reactions served to:
A) reduce infants' reflexive behaviors.
B) prolong the use of reflexive behaviors.
C) practice intentional behaviors.
D) draw parents' attention.

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Primary circular reactions, a stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, involve the repetition of actions that first occurred by chance (e.g., sucking the thumb) and are focused on the infant's own body. These actions are repeated because the infant finds them pleasurable, effectively prolonging the use of reflexive behaviors as they become more deliberate through repetition.

Piaget Believed That Primary Circular Reactions Served To