Suzy Primarily Attempts to Understand Things in Terms of the Physical

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Multiple Choice

Suzy primarily attempts to understand things in terms of the physical interaction she has with objects. Almost anything that she can put into her mouth she calls a "pacifier." Just recently, she realized that objects don't "disappear" when they are hidden and so she now continues to look for them when they are under blankets and behind barriers. It is most likely that Suzy is in Jean Piaget's:

• A) preconventional stage.
• B) sensorimotor stage.
• C) preoperational stage.
• D) concrete operational stage.

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