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In the Motor-Perceptual Stage, the child must come into CONACT with objects in the environment to study them.
In the Motor-Perceptual Stage, the child must come into CONACT with objects in the environment to study them.
Indeed, we pass through the Motor stage repeatedly as we start to learn many new concepts.
Weeks after birth the child’s attention is beginning to shift towards examining what is out there--in the world.
The significance of the word “Motor” in the name of the stage is that the major modalities for exploring the environment are theTactile, Kinesthetic and gustatory Modalities.
These are proximal modalities, which means that the child must come into contact with objects in the environment to understand them.
That means they must touch things with their hands, feet, lips, tongue and just about any other part of their body.