Piaget contented that the initial forms of thought are _____________?
Correct answer: A. early action schemes
- A. early action schemes
- B. verbal symbols
- C. visual symbols
- D. spoken (not mental) verbal symbols
Explanation
Piaget viewed the earliest forms of thought as action schemes, or organized patterns of physical activity such as grasping and sucking. Mental and verbal symbols develop later as representational abilities emerge.
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