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The first of these, the '''sensorimotor stage'''<!--boldface per [[WP:R#PLA]]--> "extends from birth to the acquisition of language".<ref>Tuckman, Bruce W., and David M. Monetti. ''Educational Psychology''. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2010. Print</ref> In this stage, infants progressively construct knowledge and understanding of the world by coordinating experiences (such as vision and hearing) from physical interactions with objects (such as grasping, sucking, and stepping).<ref>Bernstein, Penner, and Clarke-Stewart, Roy. ''Psychology Study Guide''</ref> Infants gain knowledge of the world from the physical actions they perform within it.<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web|url=http://www.simplypsychology.org/sensorimotor.html|title=Sensorimotor Stage|date=3 November 2022 }}</ref> They progress from reflexive, instinctual action at birth to the beginning of symbolic thought toward the end of the stage.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

Children learn that they are separate from the environment. They can think about aspects of the environment, even though these may be outside the reach of the child's senses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kurt |first=Dr Serhat |date=2023-09-12 |title=Piaget’s Sensorimotor Stage Of Cognitive Development |url=https://educationlibrary.org/piagets-sensorimotor-stage-of-cognitive-development/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Education Library |language=en-US}}</ref> In this stage, according to Piaget, the development of ''[[object permanence]]'' is one of the most important accomplishments.<ref name=Stassen_p44 /> Object permanence is a child's understanding that an object continues to exist even though they cannot see or hear it.<ref name="ReferenceC"/> [[Peekaboo|Peek-a-boo]] is a game in which children who have yet to fully develop object permanence respond to sudden hiding and revealing of a face. By the end of the sensorimotor period, children develop a permanent sense of self and object and will quickly lose interest in Peek-a-boo.<ref name="Santrockk"/>

[[Jean Piaget|Piaget]] divided the sensorimotor stage into six sub-stages".<ref name="Santrockk">Santrock, J.W. (2008). ''A Topical Approach To Life-Span Development'' (pp.211–216). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill</ref>