In the sensorimotor stage, Piaget believed that the child ____.
A) does not have the ability to coordinate sensory and motor abilities
B) uses senses and motor reflexes as tools to generate complex thought
C) cannot think about something unless it is being sensed or acted upon in some way
D) is capable of understanding object permanence but can communicate this understanding only through sensory and motor reflexes

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Piaget believed that in the sensorimotor stage, children cannot think about something unless it is being sensed or acted upon in some way. They do not have the ability to represent objects mentally or to coordinate their sensory and motor abilities. Object permanence is not fully developed until later in this stage.

In the Sensorimotor Stage, Piaget Believed That the Child ____