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Developmental Psychology I PS1040B Compulsory Coursework Essay Year 1 Term 1 Candidate Number: 015820 Word Count: 1,568 Early Childhood Development of Object Concept Piaget's theory of sensori-motor development includes the development of object concept and is divided into six sub-stages that start at birth; his description of cognitive development in babies concentrates on physical reality. The first two sub-stages are reflexes and primary circular reactions. Piaget claims that the reflex stage lasts for six weeks and the infant's connections with the environment are minimal and are only achieved through straightforward reflexes. The second stage, primary circular reactions, takes place between 6 weeks and 3 months. The infant is now able to coordinate a reflex with another action pattern for a particular goal. The baby is occupied with his own self, discovering ears that can hear, eyes that can see and arms that can reach and that these things can be done simultaneously. Piaget's theory has been...

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