Paul is a six-month-old infant. He has a toy that makes a sound when pressed. He repeatedly presses the toy to hear the sound. This is an example of _____.

A) the Moro reflex
B) a secondary circular reaction
C) a primary circular reaction
D) the Babinski reflex

Moro Reflex

A primitive reflex found in infants, characterized by spreading the arms, unspreading them, then crying, in response to a sensation of falling.

Secondary Circular Reaction

is a developmental phase in early childhood identified by Piaget, in which infants repeat actions that affect the environment, indicating the beginning of intentional behavior.

Primary Circular Reaction

The stage in early infancy when a child begins to repeat actions on their own body that originally occurred by chance, indicating early cognitive development.