The Construction of Reality in the Child

accommodation action assimilation attempt bassinet begins behavior patterns beret body bottle capable causal action cause centimeters conceived connection constitute contrary coordination coverlet cushion disappear dissociated distance doll egocentrism elaboration empiricism example experiment extends eyes fifth stage fourth stage gesture groups of displacements hand Hence imitation immediately independent Jacqueline kinesthetic knows Laurent longer looks Lucienne Maine de Biran ments merely movements nipple nursling object concept objectification objective groups observed perceived perception permanence personal activity phenomenalistic plane point of view position practical groups preceding stage prehension present stage progress pulls quilt rattle relations relationships remains representation result reversible schema schemata screen secondary circular reactions seems sensorimotor intelligence sequence sequential seriation shake sight space stage the child succeed sucking tactile takes temporal displacement things third stage tion trajectory turns universe vanished object visual field visual perception watch