A statement that describes an infant's ability to categorize objects is that infants ______.

A) perform the task initially by perceiving similarity of objects
B) are unable to truly categorize objects until they reach about 7 months of age
C) are unable to accurately perform the task until they are able to point
D) reach a milestone in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development

Categorize Objects

The cognitive process of organizing items into groups or classes based on shared characteristics or attributes.

Piaget's Preoperational

A stage of cognitive development in Jean Piaget's theory, occurring roughly between the ages of 2 and 7, characterized by the development of language and symbolic thinking but lacking in logical operations.

Cognitive Development

The process by which an individual's ability to think, understand, and interact with the world evolves and matures over time.