Courtney can count and knows that if she has an apple in each hand,she has two apples.If,however,you ask her to think about having an apple in each hand and then tell you how many apples she has,she cannot solve the problem.Courtney
A) is highly egocentric.
B) cannot perform operations.
C) is in the primary circular reaction sensorimotor substage.
D) is in the secondary circular reaction sensorimotor substage.

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Courtney's inability to mentally solve the problem of having an apple in each hand and determining the total number of apples indicates a difficulty in performing mental operations, a characteristic of the preoperational stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, rather than a specific sensorimotor substage.

Courtney Can Count and Knows That If She Has an Apple